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1
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
2
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
221
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
3
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
4
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
5
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
6
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
7
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
8
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From this reading [Footnote 8: A precept of Pythagoras.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
Achilles
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
B
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
became
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
brides
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
bush
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
clear
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
Cooper's
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
covered
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
deep
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
delicate
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
DENHAM
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
Diana
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
dull
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
E
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
father
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
full
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
garden
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
gentle
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
going
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
Hill
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
iii
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
lady
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
lib
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
Marriage
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
married
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
Metamorph
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
Nereid
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
o'erflowing
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
Ovid
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
precept
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From this reading [Footnote 8: A precept of Pythagoras.
Pythagoras
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From this reading [Footnote 8: A precept of Pythagoras.
rage
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
retiring
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
Roman
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
See
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
seq
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
song
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
speaking
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
Strong
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From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
sung
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
Thetis
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
veil
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
W
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
way
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From this reading [Footnote 1: A delicate way of speaking of a lady retiring behind a bush in a garden.--_W. E. B_.]
weddings
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From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DENHAM, _Cooper's Hill._] [Footnote 3: A veil with which the Roman brides covered themselves when going to be married.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 4: Marriage song, sung at weddings.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Diana.]
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
xi
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From this reading [Footnote 6: Who married Thetis, the Nereid, by whom he became the father of Achilles.--Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. xi, 221, _seq.--W. E. B._] [Footnote 7: See Ovid, "Metamorph.," lib. iii.--_W. E. B_.]
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading [Footnote 2: "Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."
