used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
how long something has existed
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
baysnounUS /beɪz/
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
fearless and daring
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
make calm or still
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
power to direct or determine
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
design'd
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From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
ductible
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to certain extent or degree
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
GrecianadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːʃən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such magic is in Virtue!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Such magic is in Virtue!
march'd
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From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
mouldverbUS /moʊld/
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
pleas'd
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From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
poesynoun
literature in metrical form
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
steel'd
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successive (without a break)
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such magic is in Virtue!
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But hath steel'd Mars so ductible a soul, That love and poesy may it control?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
Tyrtaeus
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From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Such magic is in Virtue!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
at the time that
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fairly design'd! to charm our civil rage With verse, and plant bays in an iron age!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he fell lower, they would straight retreat, Grow soft and calm, and temper their bold heat.
produce a literary work
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes! brave Tyrtaeus, as we read of old, The Grecian armies as he pleas'd could mould; They march'd to his high numbers, and did fight With that instinct and rage, which he did write.
