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 Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

(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 Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

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

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

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

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

cause to be bored

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

a youthful male person

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

power to direct or determine

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

being five more than one hundred twenty

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

time without end

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

for this reason

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

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

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

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

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

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From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

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

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

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

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

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

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

set down according to a plan

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

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

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

used to form the superlative

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

common to or shared by two or more parties

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

not any; not one

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

and nothing more

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

yielding a fair profit

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

cause to become

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

let for money

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

have flavor; taste of something

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

carry out

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

(formal) in or into that thing or place

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

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From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.

possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

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

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

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From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

at the time that

From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.

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

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

which person or people

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.

in the company of; together with

From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?

wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.