Question

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match the underlined words in the lines from john miltons paradise lost with their definitions. you may use a dictionary or any other reference material if you do not know the meaning of a word based on the context alone.
distresscunningeternal punishmentgrassy area
with hideous ruine and combustion down
to bottomless perdition, there to dwell
under a tuft of shade that on a green
stood whispering soft, by a fresh fountain side
both of lost happiness and lasting pain
torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes
that witnessd huge affliction and dismay
mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate
th infernal serpent, he it was, whose guile
stird up with envy and revenge, deceivd

Explanation:

• "Perdition" is often used in a religious or literary sense to mean eternal punishment.
• "Green" in the context of a place by a fountain and with shade can refer to a grassy area.
• "Dismay" is related to a state of distress.
• "Guile" means cunning or deceitful intelligence.

Answer:

• "To bottomless perdition" → eternal punishment
• "on a green" → grassy area
• "huge affliction and dismay" → distress
• "whose guile" → cunning