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From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
anew
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
any thing at all
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
arbours
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From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
ArchbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
big-brother
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From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
BreathesverbUS /briːðz/
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
of short duration or distance
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
brookside
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From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
bubbleverbUS /ˈbʌbəl/
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
placed in a grave
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
canterverbUS /ˈkæntər/
ride at a canter
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
castor-oil
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From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
cowslip-ball
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From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
Crusoe
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From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
dentistsnounUS /ˈdentəsts/
plural of “dentist” — a person qualified to practice dentistry
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
Dr
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From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
at any time
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
foot-ball
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From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
gliblyadverbUS /ˈɡlɪbli/
with superficial plausibility
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
haycocks
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From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
headernounUS /ˈhedər/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
joy-bells
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From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
jubilantadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːbələnt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
meadow-haunts
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From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
measlesnounUS /ˈmiːzəlz/
an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
a particular point in time
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
nudenounUS /nuːd/
a painting of a naked human figure
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
on one occasion
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
pantomimenounUS /ˈpæntəmaɪm/
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
go across or through
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
primrosenounUS /ˈprɪmroʊz/
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
puddingnounUS /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
roly-polynoun
a rotund individual
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
sillabubnoun
spiced hot milk with rum or wine
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
skatesnounUS /skeɪts/
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
soapnounUS /soʊp/
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
express in speech
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
suggestsverbUS /səˈdʒests/
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
tollnounUS /toʊl/
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
male cat
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
treatisesnounUS /ˈtriːtəsəz/
plural of “treatise” — a formal exposition
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
TrenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
unnoticedadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊtɪst/
not noticed
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
at the time that
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
which person or people
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Who can be reminded of _the river_, and not remember those summer days, when, nude and jubilant, we took first a preliminary canter among the haycocks, and then “a header” into the deep, cold stream? or, again, those merry days of winter, when, from our slippery skates we took--well, anything but “a _header_” upon its glibly frozen surface?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Breathes there, for instance, a man with soul so dead, who can hear of a _primrose bank, or a cowslip-ball, or a roly-poly pudding, or a sillabub, or a soap bubble, or a pantomime, or of Robinson Crusoe_, and not feel himself, though it be but for a moment, a happy child again?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And who (to pass on to boyhood) can ever hear of _foot-ball_, especially if Tom Brown speak, without longing for a kick to goal?
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading And do we not realise, on the other hand, in all their brief intensity, our earliest sorrows, when memory suggests to us those solemn sounds of woe, _measles, big-brother, ghosts, dentists, castor-oil?_ 1 Dr. Trench, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There are words which, although unnoticed in the delightful treatises of the Dean of Westminster 1 (may his fame increase!) have a strange power upon the heart,--words which can ring for us, listening by the brookside, and in arbours and meadow-haunts once more, the joy-bells of a former mirth, or toll above past sorrows and buried hopes their muffled and mournful peal.
