touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
ant-hill's
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From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
on or to one side
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
CurvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
God-lent
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From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
kneelverbUS /niːl/
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
moundnounUS /maʊnd/
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
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 "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
peopledadjectiveUS /ˈpiːpəld/
furnished with people
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
cut with a saw
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
try to get or reach
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
Sheba's
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From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
create by training and teaching
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
welfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Thou of the God-lent crown, Shall these vile creatures dare Murmur against thee where The knees of kings kneel down?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
which person or people
From this reading "O king!" she whispered sweet, "Too happy fate have they Who perish in thy way Beneath thy gracious feet!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The great king bowed his head, And saw the wide surprise Of the Queen of Sheba's eyes As he told her what they said.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "Nay," Solomon replied, "The wise and strong should seek The welfare of the weak," And turned his horse aside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His train, with quick alarm, Curved with their leader round The ant-hill's peopled mound, And left it free from harm.
