Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

for a short time

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

-ing form of “delight” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

an old form of “has”

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading HYMNE V.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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From this reading TO THE LARKE.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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 $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

ring or echo with sound

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

deliver by singing

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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

From this reading TO THE LARKE.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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

From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

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

From this reading TO THE LARKE.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading HYMNE V.

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From this reading $B$ eare vp this hymne, to heau'n it beare, $E$ uen vp to heau'n, and sing it there, $T$ o heau'n each morning beare it; $H$ aue it set to some sweet sphere, $A$ nd let the Angels heare it.

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From this reading $E$ arley, cheerfull, mounting Larke, $L$ ight's gentle vsher, Morning's clark, $I$ n merry notes delighting; $S$ tint awhile thy song, and harke, $A$ nd learne my new inditing.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.

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From this reading $R$ enownd Astræa, that great name, $E$ xceeding great in worth and fame, $G$ reat worth hath so renownd it; $I$ t is Astræa's name I praise, $N$ ow then, sweet Larke, do thou it raise, $A$ nd in high Heauen resound it.