plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
(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 What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
bestowverbUS /bɪˈstoʊ/
present
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
the formal act of approving
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
ConsultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
exploreverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
inquire into
From this reading Take pains the genuine meaning to explore!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Take pains the genuine meaning to explore!
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
cause to move by striking
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
instanced
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From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Take pains the genuine meaning to explore!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
and nothing more
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Take pains the genuine meaning to explore!
PhoebusnounUS /ˈfiːbəs/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
carry out
From this reading Take pains the genuine meaning to explore!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take pains the genuine meaning to explore!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
tugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I have instanced only in the best, Is, in proportion, true of all the rest.
at the time that
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows what blessing Phoebus may bestow, And future ages to your labour owe?
in the company of; together with
From this reading When things appear unnatural or hard, Consult your author, with himself compared.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
but in spite of that
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There sweat, there strain: tug the laborious oar; Search every comment that your care can find; Some here, some there, may hit the poet's mind: Yet be not blindly guided by the throng: The multitude is always in the wrong.
