110
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From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
(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 _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
allayverbUS /əˈleɪ/
lessen the intensity of or calm
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
on or to one side
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
BassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading _Bass._ What find I here?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading [_Opening the leaden casket._ Fair Portia’s counterfeit!
counterfeitnounUS /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/
a copy that is represented as the original
From this reading [_Opening the leaden casket._ Fair Portia’s counterfeit!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
excessnounUS /ˈekses/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading [_Opening the leaden casket._ Fair Portia’s counterfeit!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Bass._ What find I here?
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
green-eyedadjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Bass._ What find I here?
How
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From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading [_Opening the leaden casket._ Fair Portia’s counterfeit!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
engage in
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
moderateverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/
preside over
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading [_Opening the leaden casket._ Fair Portia’s counterfeit!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
Por
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From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
Portia's
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From this reading [_Opening the leaden casket._ Fair Portia’s counterfeit!
rash-embraced
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From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
surfeitverbUS /ˈsɜːrfət/
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 110 O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy; In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Por._ [_Aside_] How all the other passions fleet to air, As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, For fear I surfeit!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Bass._ What find I here?
