used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
completely unclothed
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
bosom's
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From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
corenounUS /kɔːr/
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
dearly loved
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
move gently or carefully
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
take in solid food
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
Gomez
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From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
mechanicnounUS /məˈkænɪk/
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
not any; not one
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one—not one!
o'ercharged
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From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
Pedro
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From this reading _Pedro._— ...
rankleverbUS /ˈræŋkəl/
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
on the contrary
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
staresnounUS /sterz/
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I had rather The secret pang should rankle at the core, And eat my life away, than my dear thoughts Be made thus stale and common.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
unmeaningadjective
without meaning
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
unweariedadjective
with unreduced energy
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
which person or people
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
belonging to which person
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hast no friend, No tried companion, whose unwearied ear Would ease thy o’ercharged breast?
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Gomez._—And wouldst thou bare thy bosom’s grief to one, A dull mechanic, who but stares on thee With cold unmeaning wonder?
