used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
anew
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
brought into existence
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
brain'snounUS /breɪnz/
possessive form of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
Circe's
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From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
CrueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
girthnounUS /ɡɜːrθ/
the distance around a person's body
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
immutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmjuːtəbəl/
not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
JEWnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
lampless
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From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
provided with artificial light
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
loinsnoun
the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
the force of workers available
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
mutableadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəbəl/
capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
outgrownverbUS /ˌaʊtˈɡroʊn/
inflected form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
shrinkverbUS /ʃrɪŋk/
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
sun'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
swinenounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The blonde, the bronze, the ruddy, With the same heaving blood, Keep tide to the moon of Moses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
unthinkableadjectiveUS /ənˈθɪŋkəbəl/
incapable of being conceived or considered
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
at the time that
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
belonging to which person
From this reading THE JEW Moses, from whose loins I sprung, Lit by a lamp in his blood Ten immutable rules, a moon For mutable lampless men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Out of unthinkable torture, Eyes kissed by death, Won back to the world again, Lost and won in a breath, Cruel men are made immortal.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let them shrink from your girth, That has outgrown the pallid days When you slept like Circe’s swine Or a word in the brain’s ways.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Out of your pain born, They have stolen the sun’s power With their feet on your shoulders worn.
