(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 When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
Cecil
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From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
DONNEnounUS /dʌn/
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
From this reading DONNE.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
DR
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From this reading DR.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/
for a limitless time
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
death of a person
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
not any; not one
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
overthrownounUS /ˈoʊvərθroʊ/
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
term of address for a man
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
swell'st
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From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
think'st
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From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One short sleep past, we wake eternally'; And Death shall be no more:--Death! thou shalt die.
at the time that
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death---- * * * * * ----Why swell'st thou, then?
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When Sir Robert Cecil returned to his wife's chamber, all within was silent as the grave.
