adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
agoneadjective
gone by; or in the past
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
bitterer
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
CHASTELARD
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From this reading CHASTELARD.
curled-up
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
graciousadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪʃəs/
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hapnounUS /hæp/
an accidental happening
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I know that well.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I think I know that well.
LessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
lidsnounUS /lɪdz/
plural of “lid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
SitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think I know that well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I know that well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
welladverbUS /wel/
(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 I think I know that well.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
