Chapter VII

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

put quickly or forcibly

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Such devil's doctrine so was judged God's law...."

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

From this reading Such devil's doctrine so was judged God's law...."

inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

affect or be affected with dry rot

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

someone who fights (or is fighting)

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

possessive form of “fighting” — the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

a state of high honor

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Such devil's doctrine so was judged God's law...."

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

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

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading Such devil's doctrine so was judged God's law...."

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Such devil's doctrine so was judged God's law...."

go away from a place

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

hide under a false appearance

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

and nothing more

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

a condition requiring relief

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

not any; not one

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

not one, and not any

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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 THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

throughout a period of time

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

on one occasion

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

a quantity that is more than what is appropriate

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

have ownership or possession of

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading "Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society."

established beyond doubt

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

any competition

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

make short successive sounds

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

precisely, exactly

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading "Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading "Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society."

possessive form of “somebody” — a human being

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

not in physical motion

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

by that means or because of that

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

slow and apathetic

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then must the world give us leave To strike right, left, and exercise our arm Torpid of late through overmuch repose, And show its strength is still superlative At somebody's expense in life or limb: ...

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

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

at the time that

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

during the time that

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

belonging to which person

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....

but in spite of that

From this reading THE FIVE DAYS "Now, this had proved the dry-rot of the race He ruled o'er, that, i' the old day, when was need They fought for their own liberty and life, Well did they fight, none better: whence, such love Of fighting somehow still for fighting's sake Against no matter whose the liberty And life, so long as self-conceit should crow And clap the wing, while justice sheathed her claw,-- That what had been the glory of the world When thereby came the world's good, grew its plague Now that the champion-armour, donned to dare The dragon once, was clattered up and down Highway and by-path of the world at peace Merely to mask marauding, or for sake O' the shine and rattle that apprized the fields Hohenstiel-Schwangau was a fighter yet....