Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: readiness – reaper
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readiness, n. [see ready, adj.]
Promptness; willingness; preparedness to act; lack of reluctance.
reading, n. [see read, v.] (webplay: justice).
Recitation; utterance; vocal pronouncement.
ready, adj. [Early ME < Germanic *raið-, put in order, prepare.] (webplay: go, near, ride, sea, speech, word).
Prepared; equipped; fit; in proper condition and state of mind.
real, adj. [OFr < L. rēs, thing + -āl-em, pertaining to.] (webplay: appearance, body, fictitious, life, wine, words).
- Actual; tangible; truly existing; actually occurring; not imagined; proven to exist through physical perception.
- True; genuine; authentic; unfaked; not counterfeit.
- [Fig.] sure; certain; secure; safe; actually possessed.
- Phrase. “The Real One”: Jesus Christ; the Savior.
real, n. [see real, adj.] (webplay: appearance, fictitious, life).
Fact; truth; things actually occurring; items proven to exist through physical perception.
reality, n. [see real, adj.]
- Fact; truth; knowledge of the true nature of things; [fig.] realization; attainment; fulfillment of desires; actual possession.
- Things actually occurring; items proven to exist through physical perception.
really, adv. [see real, adj.] (webplay: scholastic, thing).
Truly; actually; in fact.
realm (-s), n. [OFr < L. rēgālis, regal, royal.] (webplay: dominions, extent, king).
- Kingdom; empire; domain; dominion; province; ruled territory; land conquered, controlled, and possessed.
- Monarchy; king; ruler; governing body; [fig.] royalty; nobility.
- Region; area; place; district; sphere; world; [fig.] home; usual residence.
- [Fig.] Earth; mortal existence; earthly possession; power in a mortal sphere.
- [Fig.] Heaven; mansion on high; place in the Kingdom of God.
- [Fig.] thing; artifact; physical object; tangible item.
reap (-'st), v. [OE ripan.] (webplay: seize, soweth).
Harvest; gather; obtain; receive; earn; get in return; gain as a reward.
reaper (-s), n. [see reap, v.]
Harvester; field worker; person who cuts grain with a sickle; farm worker who gathers ripe crops; [fig.] angel of death.