used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
(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 “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
brimstonenounUS /ˈbrɪmstoʊn/
an old name for sulfur
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
consumingadjectiveUS /kənˈsuːmɪŋ/
very strong; urgently felt
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
emanating from God
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
to come or go into
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading SPENSER’S FAIRY QUEEN.
provide as food
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
forgedadjectiveUS /fɔːrdʒd/
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
FouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
iniquitynounUS /ˌɪˈnɪkwɪti/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
invokeverbUS /ˌɪnˈvoʊk/
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
joylessadjective
not experiencing or inspiring joy
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
languishverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
mak'st
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From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading SPENSER’S FAIRY QUEEN.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
saturatedadjectiveUS /ˈsætʃəreɪtɪd/
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
only a very short time before
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
SPENSER'SnounUS /ˈspensərz/
possessive form of “spenser” — English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading SPENSER’S FAIRY QUEEN.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
carry out
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
turnest
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From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
vilest
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From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we enter the mystery of iniquity let us invoke the angels to guard us.
in or at the place that
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Foul jealousy! thou turnest love divine To joyless dread, and mak’st the loving heart With hateful thoughts to languish and to pine, And feed itself with self consuming smart: Of all the passions of the soul thou vilest art.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One can scarcely descend into the deep hell of passion and guilt without becoming saturated with the brimstone, scorched in the flames.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From a strong reluctance to take you into the deep caves of the soul, where evil is forged, I have paused with my pen for hours.
