(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 Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
at any time
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
gemsnounUS /dʒemz/
plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was the greatest genius of our world.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
highest in quality
From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was the greatest genius of our world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
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 He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
legacynounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
held dear
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was the greatest genius of our world.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
rarestadjectiveUS /ˈrerəst/
superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
richestadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃəst/
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
statuesnounUS /ˈstætʃuːz/
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
having come into contact
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was the greatest genius of our world.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He was the greatest man that ever touched this grain of sand and tears, we call the world.
belonging to which person
From this reading Shakespeare.--An intellectual ocean, whose waves touched all the shores of thought.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was the greatest genius of our world.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was the greatest genius of our world.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He left to us the richest legacy of all the dead--the treasures of the rarest soul that ever lived and loved and wrought of words the statues, pictures, robes and gems of thought.
