184
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From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
in the past
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
(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 THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
Cicala's
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From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
Cicalas
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From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
deathlessadjective
never dying
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
divinelyadverbUS /dɪˈvaɪnli/
by divine means
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
dust-white
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From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
else
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From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
enchants
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From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
an old word for “before”
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
how
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From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
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 {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
roused to anger
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
the force of workers available
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
MusesnounUS /ˈmjuːzəz/
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
olivesnounUS /ˈɑːlɪvz/
plural of “olive” — small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
rebornadjectiveUS /ˈriːˈbɔːrn/
spiritually reborn or converted
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
express in words
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading THE LADY Cicalas! how the name enchants me back To the grey olives and the dust-white track!
Umbrians
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From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there a story then?--I have forgot, Or else by chance my Umbrians told it not.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE POET They are reborn on earth, and from the first They know not sleep, they hunger not nor thirst Summer with glad Cicala's song they fill, Then die, and go to haunt the Muses' Hill.
an affirmative
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE LADY Yes, I remember now the voice that speaks-- Most living still of all the deathless Greeks-- Yet tell me--how they died divinely mad, And of the Muses what reward they had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading {184} THE POET Lover of music, you at least should know That these were men in ages long ago,-- Ere music was,--and then the Muses came, And love of song took hold on them like flame.
