used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
akinadjectiveUS /əˈkɪn/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
altho
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From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
AnonymousadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːnəməs/
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mottled and moist as a cold toad’s skin!
BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
balladsnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
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 Mottled and moist as a cold toad’s skin!
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
dankadjectiveUS /dæŋk/
unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
diddleverbUS /ˈdɪdəl/
deprive of by deceit
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
flower-flap
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From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
fragileadjectiveUS /ˈfrædʒəl/
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
gilly
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From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
halfpennynoun
an English coin worth half a penny
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
hey-de-dee
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From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
HighlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
lankadjectiveUS /læŋk/
long and thin and often limp
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
leper-white
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From this reading Lustrous and leper-white, splendid and splay!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
lily-love
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From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
LustrousadjectiveUS /ˈlʌstrəs/
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading Lustrous and leper-white, splendid and splay!
engage in
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
MAUDLE-IN
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From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading Mottled and moist as a cold toad’s skin!
MottledadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːtəld/
having spots or patches of color
From this reading Mottled and moist as a cold toad’s skin!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
nose-tip
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From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
peacock's
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From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
POSTSCRIPTnounUS /ˈpoʊskrɪpt/
a note appended to a letter after the signature
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
SavorverbUS /ˈseɪvər/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
shinnounUS /ʃɪn/
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
estrangement from god
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Mottled and moist as a cold toad’s skin!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
splayverb
spread open or apart
From this reading Lustrous and leper-white, splendid and splay!
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Lustrous and leper-white, splendid and splay!
not in physical motion
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
toad's
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From this reading Mottled and moist as a cold toad’s skin!
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
literature in metrical form
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Anonymous._ A MAUDLE-IN BALLAD (_To his Lily_) MY lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly, That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading POSTSCRIPT Then blame me not, altho’ my verse Sounds like an echo of C. S. C. Since still they make ballads that worse and worse Savor of diddle and hey-de-dee.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Art thou not Utter and wholly akin To my own wan soul and my own wan chin, And my own wan nose-tip, tilted to sway The peacock’s feather, _sweeter than sin_, That I bought for a halfpenny yesterday?
