used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
(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 And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
comprisedverbUS /kəmˈpraɪzd/
past form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
ContrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
deafenedadjective
caused to hear poorly or not at all
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The town was entered.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
linnetnounUS /ˈlɪnɪt/
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
LIX
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From this reading LIX.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
LXnoun
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
From this reading LX.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
Nature'snounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
octavesnounUS /ˈɑːktɪvz/
plural of “octave” — a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
estrangement from god
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
in the near future
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town was entered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The town was entered.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And therefore all we have related in Two long octaves, passed in a little minute; But in the same small minute, every sin Contrived to get itself comprised within it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The very cannon, deafened by the din, Grew dumb, for you might almost hear a linnet, As soon as thunder, 'midst the general noise Of Human Nature's agonizing voice!
