799
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From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
deafenedadjective
caused to hear poorly or not at all
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
e'eradverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
being one more than ten
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
exilesnounUS /ˈeɡzaɪlz/
plural of “exile” — a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
a long fixed look
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
lieunounUS /luː/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
lo
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From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
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 Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
loudestadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdəst/
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
LXXXIadjective
being one more than eighty
From this reading LXXXI.
LXXXIIadjective
being two more than eighty
From this reading LXXXII.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
o'erwhelming
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From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
go across or through
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
PithnounUS /pɪθ/
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
move upward
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
sateverbUS /seɪt/
fill to satisfaction
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
a male human offspring
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
precisely as stated
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
wagsnounUS /wæɡz/
plural of “wag” — a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some country wags too--and, alas!
which person or people
From this reading Some exiles from the Town, who had been driven To gaze, instead of pavement, upon grass, And rise at nine in lieu of long eleven.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And lo! upon that day it came to pass, I sate next that o'erwhelming son of Heaven, The very powerful parson, Peter Pith,[799] The loudest wit I e'er was deafened with.
