used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
actiue
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From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
Bodie's
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
cherishverbUS /ˈtʃerɪʃ/
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
dependsverbUS /dɪˈpendz/
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
excellencenounUS /ˈeksələns/
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
faile
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From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
giue
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From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
haue
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From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
lendsverbUS /lendz/
third-person singular of “lend” — bestow a quality on
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
maim'd
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
become covered with mist
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used to form the superlative
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
perceiue
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
pertake
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From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
powre
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From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
priuations
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
qualitie
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
quicke
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From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
selfe
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From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
sharpe-sighted
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
shee
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From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
sicke
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From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
sinewes
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From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
slakeverb
satisfy
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
Soule
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From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
subsistverbUS /səbˈsɪst/
support oneself
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
sustaine
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From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
themselues
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From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But _it_ on _her_, not _shee_ on _it_ depends; For _shee_ the body doth sustaine and cherish; Such secret powers of life to it she lends, That when they faile, then doth the body perish.
vs
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From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
at the time that
From this reading If she the bodie's nature did pertake, Her strength would with the bodie's strength decay; But when the bodie's strongest sinewes slake, Then is the _Soule_ most actiue, quicke and gay.
in or at the place that
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
wherein
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From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
a Caucasian
From this reading If she were but the bodie's accident, And her sole _being_ did in it subsist; As _white in snow_; she might her selfe absent, And in the bodie's substance not be mist.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If th' _elements_ which haue nor _life_, nor _sense_, Can breed in vs so great a powre as this; Why giue they not themselues like excellence, Or other things wherein their mixture is?
in the company of; together with
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she were but the Bodie's qualitie Then would she be with it _sicke_, _maim'd_ and _blind_; But we perceiue where these priuations be A _healthy_, _perfect_, and _sharpe-sighted_ mind.
