used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
of short duration or distance
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
calamitiesnounUS /kəˈlæmətiz/
plural of “calamity” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
complicateverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪt/
make more complicated
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
courtshipnounUS /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
true confidential information
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
diffidentadjective
showing modest reserve
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
ecstacies
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From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
embracesnounUS /emˈbreɪsɪz/
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
ennoblesverbUS /ɪˈnoʊbəlz/
third-person singular of “ennoble” — confer dignity or honor upon
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
essentialsnounUS /eˈsenʃəlz/
plural of “essential” — anything indispensable
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
divisible by two
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
groundworknounUS /ˈɡraʊndwɜːrk/
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
homelinessnoun
having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
idyllnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
infidelitynounUS /ˌɪnfɪˈdelɪti/
the quality of being unfaithful
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
most important element
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
not any; not one
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
penetrateverbUS /ˈpenətreɪt/
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
poignancynounUS /ˈpɔɪnjənsi/
a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
Rimini
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From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
StandishnounUS /ˈstændɪʃ/
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
Tennyson's
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From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It is into a brief idyll of love and summer, then, that we are now to penetrate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It is a situation as old as the human drama; it has formed the groundwork for a thousand tales of passion and infidelity, more fierce, more involved than this that I relate; it embraces for its essentials but three characters, the lady, and the diffident lover, and the false friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so we reach a situation which, having no least authority to complicate itself, must suffice us in its simplicity to the end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it might begin and end there in the green gardens--to flow, in Tennyson’s words:
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, although our version may not rank in poignancy with the tragedy of the Rimini, or in homeliness with the courtship of Miles Standish, it can claim for its main details that virtue of truth which ennobles even little calamities above the finest ecstacies of the imagination.
