a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
AntnounUS /ænt/
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading Ant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
begottenadjectiveUS /biˈɡɔːtɪn/
(of offspring) generated by procreation
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
call'd
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From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
caviarenoun
salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
earthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
feastsnounUS /fiːsts/
plural of “feast” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
fore-deeming
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From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
GasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Gas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
not in action or at work
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
lordships
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From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
manorsnounUS /ˈmænərz/
plural of “manor” — the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
noblemen
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From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
and nothing more
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
phœnix
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From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
prodigalnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
ruin'd
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From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
express in words
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
scapenounUS /skeɪp/
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
only a very short time before
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
in the near future
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jest upon you, And say you were begotten in an earthquake, You have ruin'd such fair lordships.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
Wherein
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From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One citizen, Is lord of two fair manors, call'd you master, Only for caviare.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Those noblemen Which were invited to your prodigal feasts, (Wherein the phœnix scarce could 'scape your throats) Laugh at your misery, as fore-deeming you An idle meteor, which drawn forth, the earth Would be soon lost i' the air.
