used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
(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 Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. JON.
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
censures
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From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
dis-avow
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From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
do'st
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From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
DONNEnounUS /dʌn/
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
From this reading TO JOHN DONNE.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
Epigrammes
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From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
evenlyadverbUS /ˈiːvənli/
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
finde
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From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading TO JOHN DONNE.
JON
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From this reading B. JON.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
engage in
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
Mark'd
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From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
seal'd
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From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
so'alone
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From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
t'allow
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From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
carry out
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading That so alone canst judge, so'alone do'st make: And, in thy censures, evenly, dost take As free simplicity, to dis-avow, As thou hast best authority, t'allow.
title's
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From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO JOHN DONNE.
at the time that
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
in or at the place that
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
which person or people
From this reading Who shall doubt, _Donne_, where I a _Poet_ bee, When I dare send my _Epigrammes_ to thee?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Read all I send: and, if I finde but one Mark'd by thy hand, and with the better stone, My title's seal'd.
