used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Daughter of Air!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
a female human offspring
From this reading Daughter of Air!
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
foregoverbUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊ/
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
MinglingnounUS /ˈmɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
mortalitynounUS /mɔːrˈtæləti/
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
any competition
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
recreantnoun
an abject coward
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
move upward
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
shrink'st
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From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
be seated
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
express in words
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
look attentively
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
watchings
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From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
WitchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading _Witch_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
the words that are spoken
From this reading I tell thee, since that hour-- But words are breath--look on me in my sleep, Or watch my watchings--Come and sit by me!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And for this-- A being of the race thou dost despise-- The order, which thine own would rise above, Mingling with us and ours,--thou dost forego The gifts of our great knowledge, and shrink'st back To recreant mortality----Away!
