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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
acts
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
artificial
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
BEAUMONT
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
brought
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From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
coldest
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
deal
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
demurest
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
even
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
executions
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From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
extravagance
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
eyes
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
fear
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
FLETCHER
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.
fond
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
foolish
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
Four-score
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
keeping
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
KING
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From this reading KING LEAR.
LEAR
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From this reading KING LEAR.
man
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From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
moment
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
mortals
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
nature
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
old
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
painter
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
pair
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
plainly
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
pondered
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
propensity
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
proper
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
removed
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
restraints
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
still
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
up
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From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
upwards
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
urges
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From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
very
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From this reading ------A very foolish, fond old man, Four-score and upwards; and, to deal plainly, I fear, he is not in his proper mind.
wars
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From this reading A man of blood, being brought up in the wars And cruel executions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The painter, still keeping his eyes upon the pair, pondered over that propensity of our nature, which urges even the coldest and demurest of mortals into acts of extravagance, when removed a moment from artificial restraints.
