addeth
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From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
adulterateverbUS /əˈdʌltəreɪt/
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
BELFOREST
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From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
CasnounUS /kæs/
plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
CASTABELLA
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From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
D'Am
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From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
Exeunt
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From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
Heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
minionnounUS /ˈmɪnjən/
a servile or fawning dependant
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
Mont
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From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
MONTFERRERS
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From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
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 _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
Identical; not different.
From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.--_An Apartment in the same._ _Enter_ CASTABELLA.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
we'll
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From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
which person or people
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Who can but strike, wants wisdom to maintain; He that strikes safe and sure, has heart and brain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter_ MONTFERRERS _and_ BELFOREST _attended with lights._ _Mont._ Brother, now good night.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Cas._ O love, thou chaste affection of the soul, Without the adulterate mixture of the blood, That virtue, which to goodness addeth good,-- The minion of Heaven's heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _D'Am._ The sky is dark; we'll bring you o'er the fields.
