(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 There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was celebrated by almost all the contemporary poets, and even in French, by Voiture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEAUTIES AND POETS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
Aspasia
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From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
aspiredverbUS /əˈspaɪrd/
past form of “aspire” — have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
BEAUTIESnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading BEAUTIES AND POETS.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
Carlisle
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From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
divisible by two
From this reading She was celebrated by almost all the contemporary poets, and even in French, by Voiture.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading She was celebrated by almost all the contemporary poets, and even in French, by Voiture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was celebrated by almost all the contemporary poets, and even in French, by Voiture.
JonsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
munificentadjective
very generous
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
patronesses
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From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
PembrokenounUS /ˈpembroʊk/
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
Pembroke's
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From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
POETSnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading BEAUTIES AND POETS.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
Rambouilletnoun
hardy sheep developed from the merino producing both good mutton and fine wool
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
Sacharissa
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From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was celebrated by almost all the contemporary poets, and even in French, by Voiture.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
Sydney'snounUS /ˈsɪdniz/
possessive form of “sydney” — the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
themesnounUS /θiːmz/
plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
literature in metrical form
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
precisely as stated
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
Voiture
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From this reading She was celebrated by almost all the contemporary poets, and even in French, by Voiture.
Waller's
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From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the Countess of Pembroke, celebrated by Ben Jonson, The subject of all verse, Sydney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
which person or people
From this reading There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Nearly contemporary with Waller's Sacharissa lived several women of high rank, distinguished as munificent patronesses of poetry, and favourite themes of poets, for the time being.
