used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
(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 POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
a quantity of money
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
axiomnounUS /ˈæksiəm/
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
conditionedadjectiveUS /kənˈdɪʃənd/
established by conditioning or learning
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
EranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
ostentatiousadjectiveUS /ˌɑːstənˈteɪʃəs/
intended to attract notice and impress others
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
participate in games or sport
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
literature in metrical form
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
POETSnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
producingverbUS /prəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
VictorianadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriən/
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then she took to the Stock Exchange and an ostentatious way of life, and the supply of poets fell off.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Right down into the Victorian Era she went on producing them.
at the time that
From this reading When England was at her highest, when the best in her was having full play, she produced poets.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the beginning this has been so; it will be so to the end.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading POETS It may be set down as an axiom that a nation which is in the proper enjoyment of all its faculties, which is healthy, wealthy, wise, and properly conditioned, must be producing a certain amount of poetry.
