Chapter III

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

form a curve

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

third-person singular of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

resist or confront with resistance

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

become weaker

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

From this reading ELEGY.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

inquire into

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

the organ of sight

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

yet to be or coming

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

plural of “harp” — a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

express grief verbally

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

a relaxed comfortable feeling

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

expressing sorrow

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

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 OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

throughout a period of time

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

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From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

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From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

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From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

occurring from time to time

From this reading OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

on one occasion

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

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From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

the time that has elapsed

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

existing or coming before

From this reading OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

move upward

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

From this reading THE SHIPWRECK.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

not in physical motion

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

apprehension about what is going to happen

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SHIPWRECK.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

an old word for “yours”

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading But the sad Muses with prophetic eye At once the future and the past explore; Their harps Oblivion’s influence can defy, And waft the spirit to th’ eternal shore— Then, O Palemon! if thy shade can hear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom, Yet to the sad oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o’er thy tomb:

third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading OCCASIONAL ELEGY, IN WHICH THE PRECEDING NARRATIVE IS CONCLUDED.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear:

but in spite of that

From this reading The scene of Death is closed! the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pity weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o’erwhelm’d with fear: