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From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
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From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
AffectsnounUS /əˈfekts/
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
AssumesverbUS /əˈsuːmz/
third-person singular of “assume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
have
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
boötes
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From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
command with authority
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
extremesnounUS /ekˈstriːmz/
plural of “extreme” — the furthest or highest degree of something
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
FablenounUS /ˈfeɪbəl/
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
a long fixed look
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
meltsnounUS /melts/
plural of “melt” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
Metamorphoses
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From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
MonarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
orion'snounUS /oʊˈraɪənz/
possessive form of “orion” — (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
OVIDnoun
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
a course of conduct
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
ravished
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From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
move upward
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
spheresnounUS /sfɪrz/
plural of “sphere” — a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading "With ravished ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres!"
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
sword-arm'd
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From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "My son, observe the middle path to fly, And fear to sink too low, or rise too high.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
vapoursnoun
a state of depression
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading OVID, _"Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III._ October 6, 1888.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Nor on the bear, nor on boötes gaze, Nor on sword-arm'd orion's dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, And, as I steer, direct thy cautious Flight."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, Between the two extremes direct your course.
