Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

later than; following

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

(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 That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

(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 Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

for the reason that

From this reading And fell in drops like tears because they missed him.

inflected form of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

a wind that blows from the north

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

plural of “corpus” — capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

a female human offspring

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading And fell in drops like tears because they missed him.

an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading And fell in drops like tears because they missed him.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And fell in drops like tears because they missed him.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

held dear

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading And fell in drops like tears because they missed him.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

plural of “par” — (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

a cloth having a crisscross design

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

not in physical motion

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

inflected form of “swim” — travel through water

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading And fell in drops like tears because they missed him.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

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

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

a spear with three prongs

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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From this reading The [4852]river Alpheus was in love with Arethusa, as she tells the tale herself, [4853]———viridesque manu siccata capillos, Fluminis Alphei veteres recitavit amores; Pars ego Nympharum, &c.

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

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

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading That seas and waters are enamoured with this our beauty, is all out as likely as that of the air and winds; for when Leander swam in the Hellespont, Neptune with his trident did beat down the waves, but They still mounted up intending to have kiss'd him.

plural of “wench” — informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

at the time that

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Aer ipse amore inficitur, as Heliodorus holds, the air itself is in love: for when Hero plaid upon her lute, [4850]The wanton air in twenty sweet forms danc't After her fingers——— and those lascivious winds stayed Daphne when she fled from Apollo; [4851]———nudabant corpora venti, Obviaque adversas vibrabant flamina vestes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.

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From this reading Boreas Ventus loved Hyacinthus, and Orithya Ericthons's daughter of Athens: vi rapuit, &c. he took her away by force, as she was playing with other wenches at Ilissus, and begat Zetes and Galias his two sons of her.