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From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
(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 Let us hurry all we can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, great gods, can it be I come too late?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
Calycé
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From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
CHORUSnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But, great gods, can it be I come too late?
conflagrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
Crityllé
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From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
the first light of day
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
dears
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From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
an old word for “before”
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
start firing a weapon
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But, great gods, can it be I come too late?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But, great gods, can it be I come too late?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Let us hurry all we can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading But, great gods, can it be I come too late?
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us hurry all we can.
the force of workers available
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
methinks
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From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
Nicodicé
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From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
pitilessadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
stifledadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪfəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Fly, fly, Nicodicé, ere Calycé and Crityllé perish in the fire, or are stifled in the smoke raised by these accursed old men and their pitiless laws.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But, great gods, can it be I come too late?
a source of difficulty
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us hurry all we can.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Rising at dawn, I had the utmost trouble to fill this vessel at the fountain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let us hurry all we can.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading CHORUS OF WOMEN.[416] Oh! my dears, methinks I see fire and smoke; can it be a conflagration?
