used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
eagerly desirous
From this reading It seems anxious for me to go with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The little falcon came back last night.
balladenounUS /bəˈlɑːd/
a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
blinde
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From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The little falcon came back last night.
cavaliernounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪr/
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
divisible by two
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
falconnounUS /ˈfælkən/
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading The little falcon came back last night.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It seems anxious for me to go with it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
hawke's
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From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
humblyadverbUS /ˈhʌmbli/
in a humble manner
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
immediately past
From this reading The little falcon came back last night.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems anxious for me to go with it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The little falcon came back last night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
pinchingverbUS /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “pinch” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
praysverbUS /preɪz/
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
express in words
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
which person or people
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seems anxious for me to go with it.
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading It has been weeks away, but it came back last night, and I feel it even now pinching at my wrist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It seems to say, "Hurry, you have nearly finished."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE END "--And the ballade humbly prays, The tribute of your sighs, For the hawke's blinde little eyes, --And the cavalier who lies By the four cross ways."
