1729
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From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
adornsverbUS /əˈdɔːrnz/
third-person singular of “adorn” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
affluencenounUS /ˈæfluːəns/
abundant wealth
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
(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 I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
rid of obstructions
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
comprisedverbUS /kəmˈpraɪzd/
past form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading And more distinctly in the following passage:
ev'n
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From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
excells
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From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading And more distinctly in the following passage:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
Inspirits
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From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
the force of workers available
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
MoraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And more distinctly in the following passage:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading And more distinctly in the following passage:
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
an amount of time
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
plaintless
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From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
refin'd
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From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
not in physical motion
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
confined on all sides
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading By woe the soul to daring actions swells, By woe in plaintless patience it excells; From patience prudent, clear experience springs, And traces knowledge through the course of things.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
venaladjectiveUS /ˈviːnəl/
capable of being corrupted
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
WanderernounUS /ˈwɑːndərər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
at the time that
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In this gay period of life, when he was surrounded by the affluence of pleasure, 1729, he published the Wanderer, a Moral Poem, of which the design is comprised in these lines.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fly all public care, all venal strife, To try the _Still_, compared with _Active Life_.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading To prove by these the sons of men may owe, The fruits of bliss to bursting clouds of woe, That ev'n calamity by thought refin'd Inspirits, and adorns the thinking mind.
