touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
how long something has existed
From this reading “O Hero of Tender Age!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
see with attention
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
exhale hard
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
guilenounUS /ɡaɪl/
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “O Hero of Tender Age!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
holdeth
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From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
livest
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From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
come together
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
the force of workers available
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
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 “O Hero of Tender Age!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O Hero of Tender Age!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
Rustem
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From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
except for; apart from
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
Sohrab
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From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
spake
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From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
not in physical motion
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “O Hero of Tender Age!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
verilyadverb
in truth; certainly
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
which person or people
From this reading But Rustem, who still thought that Sohrab spake in guile, replied unto him:
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Behold, we are met here to fight, and not to blow forth empty wind upon the air.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Save thy words of lure, therefore, for ‘other brave men,’ if perchance thou livest to meet them in battle; for verily my ears are sealed against them.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As for me, I am an old man, and thou art young, but forget not that it is the Master of the World who holdeth the balance in his hands.”
