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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [A Parody on Collins’s Ode to the Passions.]

(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 —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE ANARCHISTS.—An Ode.

plural of “anarchist” — an advocate of anarchism

From this reading THE ANARCHISTS.—An Ode.

a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

From this reading APPENDIX.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

speaking of yourself in superlatives

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

-ing form of “bribe” — make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

possessive form of “collins” — English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading [A Parody on Collins’s Ode to the Passions.]

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

freedom to act or judge on one's own

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

pretending with intention to deceive

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

an old word for “before”

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

possessive form of “europe” — the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

a female deity

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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 —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

throughout a period of time

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading THE ANARCHISTS.—An Ode.

the immediate descendants of a person

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

many times at short intervals

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [A Parody on Collins’s Ode to the Passions.]

on one occasion

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading [A Parody on Collins’s Ode to the Passions.]

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading [A Parody on Collins’s Ode to the Passions.]

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

having a tendency (to); often used in combination

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

pen made from a bird's feather

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

arousing to action or rebellion

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

ostensibly valid, but not actually valid

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

bound by or as if by an oath

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

express in words

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ANARCHISTS.—An Ode.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

a large gathering of people

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

up to a particular time

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [A Parody on Collins’s Ode to the Passions.]

a shaky motion

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

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From this reading By turns they felt the Gallic mind Enlarg’d, unprejudic’d, refin’d; Till once, by all the goddess fir’d, Beyond Discretion rapt, inspir’d; Seditious, false, and prone to ill, They eager snatch’d the grey-goose quill.

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

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From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

at the time that

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

in the company of; together with

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.

but in spite of that

From this reading —Numero plures, virtute et honore minores, Indocti stolidique et depugnare parati.—_Hor._ When Anarchy, sworn foe to Kings, O’er Gallia wav’d her crimson wings, Ere yet she spoil’d with iron hand Fair Europe’s desolated land; Her offspring here, a spurious brood, In faction nurs’d, inur’d to blood, Elate with Hope, perplex’d with Fear, Would often raise the listening ear; And all their mother’s wonders tell, And throng around her secret cell, Ranting, bribing, whispering, trembling, Urging, boasting, and dissembling.