used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
anew
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading THE ARGUMENT.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
auditornounUS /ˈɔːdɪtər/
someone who listens attentively
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
booke
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From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
Codrus
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
comique
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
eare
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
elegies
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST SATIRE OF JUVENAL.
gownd
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
hoarseadjectiveUS /hɔːrs/
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
JUVENALnoun
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
From this reading THE FIRST SATIRE OF JUVENAL.
roused to anger
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
OrestesnounUS /ɔːˈrestiz/
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
RepayverbUS /riˈpeɪ/
pay back
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
SATIREnounUS /ˈsætaɪər/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading THE FIRST SATIRE OF JUVENAL.
sceane
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
spendsverbUS /spendz/
third-person singular of “spend” — use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
not in physical motion
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
Telephus
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From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
Theseads
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From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
unrequitedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnriˈkwaɪtɪd/
not returned in kind
From this reading Shall mighty Telephus be unrequited, That spends a day in being all recited?
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
precisely as stated
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
vexverbUS /veks/
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
VexedadjectiveUS /vekst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
volume-swoln
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From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shall I be still an auditor, and ne'er Repay that have so often had mine eare Vexed with hoarse Codrus Theseads? shall one sweat While his gownd comique sceane he does repeat, Another while his elegies soft strain The reader? and shall not I vex them again?
but in spite of that
From this reading Or volume-swoln Orestes, that does fill The margin of an ample booke; yet still, As if the book were mad too, is extended Upon the very back, nor yet is ended.
