aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
blessedadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading O remedy divine, prescription blessed!
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
direadjectiveUS /daɪr/
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading O remedy divine, prescription blessed!
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
ev'ry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
illsnounUS /ɪlz/
plural of “ill” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
mis'ries
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 O remedy divine, prescription blessed!
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
prescriptionnounUS /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
From this reading O remedy divine, prescription blessed!
remediesnounUS /ˈremədiz/
plural of “remedy” — act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading O remedy divine, prescription blessed!
ResumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
snounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
skillnounUS /skɪl/
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
standsnounUS /stændz/
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE operation o'er, her lily face Resumed the rose, and ev'ry other grace.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Thy friendly aid to numbers stands confessed; The friends of thousands, friend of nature too; The friend of all, except where honour 's due.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This point of honour is another ill, In which the faculty confess no skill.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHAT ills in life! what mis'ries dire around, While remedies so easy may be found!
