used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
(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 ALL MY EYE!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OR, RHYME AND REASON.
bards
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a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading We want a brand-new Versifiers' Guide, And he who Pegasus would neatly ruide, Must shun bards' beaten highways, read no hymn, Nor by phonetic laws his stanzas trymn.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
brand-newadjectiveUS /ˈbrændnuː/
conspicuously new
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bull's-eyenoun
a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
chymings
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From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
the organ of sight
From this reading ALL MY EYE!
eye'snounUS /aɪz/
possessive form of “eye” — the organ of sight
From this reading The eye's the Muse's judge, and by the eye Parnassian PITMANS must the poet treye.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
Grimbosh
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someone employed to conduct others
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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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highwaysnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪz/
plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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irth
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From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The eye's the Muse's judge, and by the eye Parnassian PITMANS must the poet treye.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
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melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
MusenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
Muse's
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From this reading The eye's the Muse's judge, and by the eye Parnassian PITMANS must the poet treye.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALL MY EYE!
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
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not any; not one
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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR, RHYME AND REASON.
Parnassian
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From this reading The eye's the Muse's judge, and by the eye Parnassian PITMANS must the poet treye.
PegasusnounUS /ˈpeɡəsəs/
(Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
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being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
phoneticadjectiveUS /fəˈnetɪk/
of or relating to speech sounds
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PITMANS
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From this reading The eye's the Muse's judge, and by the eye Parnassian PITMANS must the poet treye.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The eye's the Muse's judge, and by the eye Parnassian PITMANS must the poet treye.
PoeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
interpret something that is written or printed
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a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading OR, RHYME AND REASON.
RHYMEnounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading OR, RHYME AND REASON.
rhyme's
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ruide
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seekersnounUS /ˈsiːkərz/
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
shunverbUS /ʃʌn/
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
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SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
stanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
thymenounUS /θaɪm/
any of various mints of the genus Thymus
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
treye
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trymn
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Versifiers
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
From this reading (_By Baron Grimbosh._) Since first the Muse to melody gave birth, And with rhyme's chymings blest a happy irth, Poetic seekers of a "perfect rhyme" Have missed the bull's-eye almost every thyme.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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