Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

to gain with effort

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

(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 To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

have

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

have or possess in combination

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

without fault or error

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

musically pleasing

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

be a hindrance or obstacle to

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

-ing form of “interact” — act together or towards others or with others

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

and nothing more

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

make (textiles) by knitting

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

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From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

for more time

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

-ing form of “modify” — make less severe or harsh or extreme

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

in a mutual or shared manner

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

not any; not one

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

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From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

represented as greater than is true or reasonable

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the local environment

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

by chance

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

literature in metrical form

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

-ing form of “pronounce” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

To recall to mind.

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

have in common

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

after the expected or usual time; delayed

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

hardening something by heat treatment

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

a special situation

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

precisely as stated

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

in or at the place that

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

which person or people

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading But this sonnet is, in its measure, a genuine poem; and as such I am willing to bear the responsibility of pronouncing it faultless.

in the company of; together with

From this reading To combine and carry on together various distinct lines of thought, and various individual members of character, so that each shall constantly remember and respect the others, and this through a manifold, diversified, and intricate course of action; to keep all the parts true to the terms and relations of organic unity, each coming in and stopping just where it ought, each doing its share, and no more than its share, in the common plan, so as not to hinder the life or interfere with the rights of the others; to knit them all together in a consistent and harmonious whole, with nothing of redundancy or of deficiency, nothing "overdone or come tardy off,"--the members, moreover, all mutually interacting, all modifying and tempering one another;--this is a task which it is given to few to achieve.

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading But to do thus through so complex and multitudinous a work as our higher specimens of the Gothic Drama, is a very different matter,--a thing far beyond the power of a Wordsworth.

skill in an occupation or trade

From this reading Wordsworth could do the Sonnet completely, and did it so in many instances: and he could do more than this; in several of his longer pieces the workmanship is perhaps equally faultless; as, for instance, in _Laodamia_, and the _Ode to Duty_, which, to my sense, are perfect poems in their kind.

produce a literary work

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Many have written poetry, and good poetry too, who, notwithstanding, have not written, and could not write, a Poem.