used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
anew
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
(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 And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE SKETCH BOOK.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a young person of either sex
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
chordsnounUS /kɔːrdz/
plural of “chord” — a straight line connecting two points on a curve
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
dearly loved
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
DeserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading J.E.S.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
the organ of sight
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
hearsenounUS /hɜːrs/
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
heartfeltadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtfelt/
sincerely earnest
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J.E.S.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
lyrenounUS /laɪr/
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
moisten'd
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From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
much-lov'd
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From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
not any; not one
From this reading No. XLV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
on one occasion
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
plumedadjective
having or covered with or abounding in plumes
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading J.E.S.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
deliver by singing
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
SKETCHnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading THE SKETCH BOOK.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
a lightweight cord
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
a shaky motion
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
unaffectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈfektɪd/
undergoing no change when acted upon
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
literature in metrical form
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
in the company of; together with
From this reading And in a humble, but a heartfelt strain Of him, the much-lov'd child of Genius sing; And place this simple, unaffected verse, With moisten'd eye upon his plumed hearse:-- "If all that virtue, all that fame holds dear, Deserve a tribute--stop and pay it _here!_"
XLVadjective
being five more than forty
From this reading No. XLV.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, ere thy chords are mute, oh, once again My trembling lyre let me touch thy string!
