adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
Apollo'snounUS /əˈpɑːloʊz/
possessive form of “apollo” — (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
AttendverbUS /əˈtend/
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
decreeverbUS /dɪˈkriː/
issue a decree
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
FatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
founts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
GRAVEnounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading RONSARD’S GRAVE.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
laurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
laveverbUS /leɪv/
wash or flow against
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
RONSARD'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RONSARD’S GRAVE.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
sepulchrenoun
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Only a laurel tree Shall shade the grave of me, Only Apollo’s bough Shall guard me now!
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
wavenounUS /weɪv/
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
wellsnounUS /welz/
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now shall I be at rest Among the spirits blest, The happy dead that dwell— Where,—who may tell?
WishfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪʃfəl/
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading When Heaven and Fate decree My latest hour for me, When I must pass away From pleasant day, I ask that none may break The marble for my sake, Wishful to make more fair My sepulchre.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
YEpronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YE wells, ye founts that fall From the steep mountain wall, That fall, and flash, and fleet With silver feet, Ye woods, ye streams that lave The meadows with your wave, Ye hills, and valley fair, Attend my prayer!
