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From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
21
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From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ... among Atlantic clouds, MS.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading ... among Atlantic clouds, MS.]
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
Castaly
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From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading ... among Atlantic clouds, MS.]
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Ed.]
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
FOOTNOTEnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
glideverbUS /ɡlaɪd/
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
GnatnounUS /næt/
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
ll
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From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
attach to a support
From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading ... among Atlantic clouds, MS.]
MusesnounUS /ˈmjuːzəz/
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
Parnasse
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From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
Spenser'snounUS /ˈspensərz/
possessive form of “spenser” — English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
TEXTnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
translationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
Virgil's
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From this reading * * * * * FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT [Footnote A: See Spenser's translation of 'Virgil's Gnat', ll.
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 Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
in or at the place that
From this reading 21-2: 'Or where on Mount Parnasse, the Muses brood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doth his broad forehead like two horns divide, And the sweet waves of sounding Castaly With liquid foot doth glide down easily.'
