aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
(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 Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
a state of high honor
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not yet the hour has come when hate shall wound Thee, Not yet for shelter vainly must Thou seek.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Not yet the hour has come when hate shall wound Thee, Not yet for shelter vainly must Thou seek.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
Judah's
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From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
the force of workers available
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Rest, little one, so mighty and so weak.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
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 Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Rest, little one, so mighty and so weak.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
try to get or reach
From this reading Not yet the hour has come when hate shall wound Thee, Not yet for shelter vainly must Thou seek.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Not yet the hour has come when hate shall wound Thee, Not yet for shelter vainly must Thou seek.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rest, little one, so mighty and so weak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Love of all heaven, love's arms are folded round Thee, Love's heart shall be the pillow for Thy cheek.
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading Not yet the hour has come when hate shall wound Thee, Not yet for shelter vainly must Thou seek.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Rest, little one, so mighty and so weak.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
at the time that
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Light of the world, the world is dark about Thee; Far out on Judah's hills the night is deep.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Not yet the hour has come when hate shall wound Thee, Not yet for shelter vainly must Thou seek.
but in spite of that
From this reading Not yet the day is come when men shall doubt Thee, Not yet the hour when Thou must wake and weep; O little one, O Lord of Glory, sleep!
