230
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From this reading 230.
(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 By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
BlestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading HIS MEDITATION UPON DEATH.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS MEDITATION UPON DEATH.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
I'm
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From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
MEDITATIONnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading HIS MEDITATION UPON DEATH.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
Nestor's
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From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
not any; not one
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
the season of growth
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
express in words
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
time'snounUS /taɪmz/
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HIS MEDITATION UPON DEATH.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By hours we all live here; in Heaven is known No spring of time, or time's succession.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
a late time of life
From this reading Nor makes it matter Nestor's years to tell, If man lives long and if he live not well.
but in spite of that
From this reading Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend, Blest with the meditation of my end: Though they be few in number, I'm content: If otherwise, I stand indifferent.
