441
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From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
540
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From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
another's
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From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
appliesverbUS /əˈplaɪz/
third-person singular of “apply” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
balmnounUS /bɑːm/
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
Beholds
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From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
castsnounUS /kæsts/
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
consoleverbUS /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
dependantadjective
contingent on something else
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
Dulness
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From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
dyesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “dye” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
flatterernoun
a person who uses flattery
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
flingsnounUS /flɪŋz/
plural of “fling” — a usually brief attempt
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
HnounUS /eɪtʃ/
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
InterestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
KindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
learn'd
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From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
liverynounUS /ˈlɪvəri/
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
others
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From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
party-colour'd
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From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
patriotnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
saintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
Self-conceit
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From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
Syren
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From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
toilsnounUS /tɔɪlz/
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
tricklingverbUS /ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
Turn'd
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From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading No more, alas! the voice of fame they hear, The balm of Dulness[441] trickling in their ear.
warbleverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəl/
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading 540 Others the Syren sisters warble round, And empty heads console with empty sound.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading On others Interest her gay livery flings, Interest, that waves on party-colour'd wings: Turn'd to the sun, she casts a thousand dyes, And, as she turns, the colours fall or rise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kind Self-conceit to some her glass applies, Which no one looks in with another's eyes: But as the flatterer or dependant paint, Beholds himself a patriot, chief, or saint.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Great C----, H----, P----, R----, K----, Why all your toils? your sons have learn'd to sing.
