used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
BeaumontnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
burdensnounUS /ˈbɜːrdənz/
plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
clods
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From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
conquestsnounUS /ˈkɑːnkwests/
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
Estelle
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From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
coins made of gold
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed plunged in meditation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
immediately past
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
go away from a place
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
massy
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From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading He seemed plunged in meditation.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
noblyadverbUS /ˈnɑːbli/
in a noble manner
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading He seemed plunged in meditation.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed plunged in meditation.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
St
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From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It recalled to him daily those memorable moments of their last earthly parting.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
trinketnounUS /ˈtrɪŋkət/
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
Vance
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From this reading _Beaumont and Fletcher._ Vance sat in his room at the St. Charles.
precisely as stated
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We can die; And, dying nobly, though we leave behind us These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens, Our living souls fly crowned with living conquests.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading His fingers were playing with a little gold cross he wore round his neck; a trinket made very precious by the dying kiss and pious faith of Estelle.
