perfect or complete or pure
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
AfricanadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading "Authority usurp'd from God, not given.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
a youthful male person
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
courtiernounUS /ˈkɔːrtiər/
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
approval
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
DominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
donationnounUS /doʊˈneɪʃən/
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
divisible by two
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Authority usurp'd from God, not given.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Authority usurp'd from God, not given.
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 "Authority usurp'd from God, not given.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
Imihie
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From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
the force of workers available
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading Milton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Authority usurp'd from God, not given.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
on one occasion
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
playfuladjectiveUS /ˈpleɪfəl/
full of fun and high spirits
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
ReservingverbUS /rɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
-ing form of “reserve” — hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
precisely, exactly
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
Identical; not different.
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
only a very short time before
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
slave-room
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From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute.
usurp'd
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From this reading "Authority usurp'd from God, not given.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That right we hold By his donation: but men over men He made not lord; such title to himself Reserving, human left from human free."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Irving now seen the once attractive Imihie, and her playful boy, as he even beheld them in the slave-room of the African courtier, he would scarcely have given credit to any assurance that she was the same individual.