used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
ablyadverbUS /ˈeɪbli/
with competence; in a competent capable manner
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
againe
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From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
Apollo'snounUS /əˈpɑːloʊz/
possessive form of “apollo” — (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
balsame
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From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
begetverbUS /bɪˈɡet/
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
BERKENHEAD
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From this reading J. BERKENHEAD.
blathernounUS /ˈblæðər/
foolish gibberish
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
FLETCHERnounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
follow'd
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From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
GathersnounUS /ˈɡæðərz/
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
heav'n
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From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. BERKENHEAD.
jealousie
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From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
kill'd
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From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
go away from a place
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
Linus
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From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
lyrenounUS /laɪr/
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
memorie
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From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
meritedadjectiveUS /ˈmerɪtɪd/
properly deserved
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
MusenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
Musicke
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From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
not any; not one
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
OrpheusnounUS /ˈɔːrfiəs/
(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
the local environment
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
an amount of time
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
PhoebusnounUS /ˈfiːbəs/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
Physicks
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From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
seene
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From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
signe
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From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
skil'd
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From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
spleene
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From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
Thebannoun
an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
There's
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From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
timerous
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From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
TombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Orpheus _must leave his lyre, or if it be In heav'n, 'tis there a signe, no harmony, And stones, that follow'd him, may now become Now stones againe, and serve him for his Tomb.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Theban_ Linus, _that was ably skil'd In Muse and Musicke, was by_ Phoebus _kill'd, Though_ Phoebus _did beget him: sure his Art Had merited his balsame, not his dart.
winde
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From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But here_ Apollo's _jealousie is seene, The god of Physicks troubled with the spleene; Like timerous Kings he puts a period To high grown parts lest he should be no God.
wittyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪti/
combining clever conception and facetious expression
From this reading To the memorie of Master _FLETCHER._ _There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name_.
