used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Can this be dust, a kneaded clod!
adornverbUS /əˈdɔːrn/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
see with attention
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
betides
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From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
call'd
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From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
clodnoun
a compact mass
From this reading Can this be dust, a kneaded clod!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
consignedverbUS /kənˈsaɪnd/
past form of “consign” — commit forever; commit irrevocably
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
emanating from God
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
remove the dust from
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
guidesnounUS /ɡaɪdz/
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
for this reason
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
idolnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
kneaded
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From this reading Can this be dust, a kneaded clod!
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
engage in
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
on one occasion
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
pamperverbUS /ˈpæmpər/
treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
quellverbUS /kwel/
suppress or crush completely
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
in the near future
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
sparknounUS /spɑːrk/
a momentary flash of light
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
spectrenounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
not in physical motion
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading I see this tyrant of the mind, This idol Flesh to dust consigned, Once call'd from dust by power divine: Its features change, 'tis pale, 'tis cold-- Hence dreadful spectre! to behold Thy aspect, is to make it mine.
viewingnounUS /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
warmsverbUS /wɔːrmz/
third-person singular of “warm” — get warm or warmer
From this reading But then this spark that warms, that guides, That lives, that thinks, what fate betides?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thus viewing what I soon shall be, Can what I am demand the knee, Or look on aught around with scorn?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And can I then with guilty pride, Which fear nor shame can quell or hide, This flesh still pamper and adorn?
