Ah
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From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
(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 Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no power to move.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
How
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From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no power to move.
infantnounUS /ˈɪnfənt/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have no power to move.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no power to move.
not one, and not any
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I have no power to move.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
resembleverbUS /rɪˈzembəl/
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
ruthlessadjectiveUS /ˈruːθləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
selfsameadjective
being the exact same one; not any other:
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
the season of growth
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
stalkverbUS /stɔːk/
walk stiffly
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
trueradjectiveUS /ˈtruːər/
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V Ah pale and dying infant of the spring, How rightly now do I resemble thee!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh heavens, why climb not happy lines so high, To rent that ruthless heart that all hearts rifles!
in the company of; together with
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
wringverbUS /rɪŋ/
twist and press out of shape
From this reading That selfsame hand that thee from stalk did wring, Hath rent my breast and robbed my heart from me.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
but in spite of that
From this reading None writes with truer faith, or greater love, Yet out, alas!
