2480
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From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
2481
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From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
2482
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From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
2483
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From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
60
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From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
65
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From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
70
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From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
Alack
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From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
asunderadjectiveUS /əˈsʌndər/
widely separated especially in space
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
attendsverbUS /əˈtendz/
third-person singular of “attend” — be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
Cit
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From this reading _First Cit._ Care for us!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
curbsnounUS /kɜːrbz/
plural of “curb” — an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
dearthnounUS /dɜːrθ/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
at any time
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Cit._ Care for us!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
helmsnounUS /helmz/
plural of “helm” — steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
impedimentnounUS /ˌɪmˈpedəmənt/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
linkverbUS /lɪŋk/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
engage in
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
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 Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
patriciansnounUS /pəˈtrɪʃənz/
plural of “patrician” — a person of refined upbringing and manners
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
slandernounUS /ˈslændər/
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
stavesnounUS /steɪvz/
plural of “stave” — (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
a state of acute pain
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
express in words
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
ThitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the dearth, The gods, not the patricians, make it, and Your knees to them, not arms, must help.
transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/
past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _First Cit._ Care for us!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
at the time that
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
in or at the place that
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
which person or people
From this reading Alack, You are transported by calamity Thither where more attends you, and you slander 70 The helms o' the state, who care for you like fathers, When you curse them as enemies.
belonging to which person
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Men._ I tell you, friends, most charitable care Have the patricians of you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For your wants,[2480] 60 Your suffering in this dearth, you may as well[2481] Strike at the heaven with your staves as lift them[2482] Against the Roman state; whose course will on The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs Of more strong link asunder than can ever[2483] 65 Appear in your impediment.
