used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
(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 O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
appliancesnounUS /əˈplaɪənsəz/
plural of “appliance” — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
arterynounUS /ˈɑːrtəri/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
BlindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
braggartnoun
a very boastful and talkative person
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
carousenounUS /kərˈaʊz/
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
cherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
cullverbUS /kʌl/
remove something that has been rejected
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
dieted
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From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
dog-wood
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From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
dolefuladjectiveUS /ˈdoʊlfəl/
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading O doleful ghosts, and goblins merry!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
filletnounUS /fəˈleɪ/
a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading O doleful ghosts, and goblins merry!
goblinsnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪnz/
plural of “goblin” — (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading O doleful ghosts, and goblins merry!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
HemlocknounUS /ˈhemlɑːk/
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
humors
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From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
IvynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
juicenounUS /dʒuːs/
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading O doleful ghosts, and goblins merry!
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
mights
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From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
MinoritiesnounUS /maɪˈnɔːrətiz/
plural of “minority” — a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
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 doleful ghosts, and goblins merry!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
prussic
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From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
ReputedverbUS /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
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 O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
sherbetnounUS /ˈʃɜːrbət/
a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
siftverbUS /sɪft/
move as if through a sieve
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
SmugadjectiveUS /smʌɡ/
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
SwingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
carry out
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
ThinlyadverbUS /ˈθɪnli/
without force or sincere effort
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
upas
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From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
the act of using
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
Vampyre-fanned
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From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
VeinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
at the time that
From this reading Ivy for my fillet band; Blinding dog-wood in my hand; Hemlock for my sherbet cull me, And the prussic juice to lull me; Swing me in the upas boughs, Vampyre-fanned, when I carouse.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading O all you virtues, methods, mights, Means, appliances, delights, Reputed wrongs and braggart rights, Smug routine, and things allowed, Minorities, things under cloud!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Hither! take me, use me, fill me, Vein and artery, though ye kill me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Too long shut in strait and few, Thinly dieted on dew, I will use the world, and sift it, To a thousand humors shift it, As you spin a cherry.
