AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
(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 Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
at any time
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
for this reason
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading O hills of life, high hills!
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
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 Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
come together
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
meetsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O hills of life, high hills!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
participate in games or sport
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
sleep-our
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From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
summitsnounUS /ˈsʌmɪts/
plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And higher than they, Our guardian spirits meet at prayer and play.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Beyond all good I ever believed of thee Or thou of me, these always love and live.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Beyond pain, joy, and hope, and long suspense, Above the summits of our souls, far hence, An angel meets an angel on the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
but in spite of that
From this reading We never meet; yet we meet day by day Upon those hills of life, dim and immense: The good we love, and sleep-our innocence.
