areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Arts, Learning, Commerce are in FREDERIC dead.
ArtsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
propose a payment
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
Britannia's
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From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
commercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Arts, Learning, Commerce are in FREDERIC dead.
remove the dust from
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
FREDERIC
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From this reading "Arts, Learning, Commerce are in FREDERIC dead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Arts, Learning, Commerce are in FREDERIC dead.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
laurell'd
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From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading "Arts, Learning, Commerce are in FREDERIC dead.
Learning's
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From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
liegenounUS /liːdʒ/
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
Mercy's
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From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
ope
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From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
plumeverbUS /pluːm/
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
pristineadjectiveUS /ˈprɪstin/
completely free from dirt or contamination
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
propnounUS /prɑːp/
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
possessing material wealth
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
sov'reign
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From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
vengefuladjectiveUS /ˈvendʒfəl/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VI.
at the time that
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
which person or people
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
wieldverbUS /wiːld/
have and exercise
From this reading "Who now the vengeful sword of justice wield, "Or ope, like him, sweet Mercy's golden gate?
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading "Who shall to Arts their pristine honours bring, "Rear from the dust fair Learning's laurell'd head, "Or bid rich commerce plume her daring wing?
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading "Who, when our sov'reign liege to fate shall yield, "Shall prop, like him, Britannia's falling state?
