used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the gardener, born to tend one flower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
brought into existence
From this reading I am the gardener, born to tend one flower.
bowersnounUS /ˈbaʊərz/
plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
chalicenounUS /ˈtʃælɪs/
a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I am the gardener, born to tend one flower.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading I am the gardener, born to tend one flower.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
a state of high honor
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am the gardener, born to tend one flower.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/
filled or impregnated with perfume
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading Persia holds not a fragrance so heavenly in its perfumed bowers.
a light shade of red
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
scentedadjectiveUS /ˈsentɪd/
having the sense of smell
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
Sharon's
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From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sharon’s garden knows not a bloom so fair as she.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading I am the gardener, born to tend one flower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _My love is beautiful and sweet; she is like a pale pink rose full of the glory of dew and sun.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
well-beloved
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From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Oh, my wondrous love, pour thy scented charm into the chalice of my longing heart; fill with thy fresh splendour the air I breathe; and give me youth to spend on thee, my well-beloved.
