afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
have
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
crushesnounUS /ˈkrʌʃɪz/
plural of “crush” — leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading IN DEEP WATERS.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
fennel's
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From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
the quality of being humane
From this reading O suffering, sad humanity!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DEEP WATERS.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
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 O suffering, sad humanity!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
any competition
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading O suffering, sad humanity!
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
Steep'd
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From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
a state of acute pain
From this reading O suffering, sad humanity!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
unceasingadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːsɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading IN DEEP WATERS.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be, too, for light, for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race.
in or at the place that
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
which person or people
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
but in spite of that
From this reading O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steep'd to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient though sorely tried!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I pledge you in this cup of grief, Where floats the fennel's bitter leaf!
