aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
Ah
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From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
aspireverbUS /əˈspaɪr/
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
BidsnounUS /bɪdz/
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
drawsnounUS /drɔːz/
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
empoop
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From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
half the width of an em
From this reading [Footnote B: steer empoop (_text_: steerem poop): _en poupe_.]
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
enflamed
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From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote B: steer empoop (_text_: steerem poop): _en poupe_.]
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
irenounUS /aɪr/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Ah rocks, where are your robes of moss?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
poopnounUS /puːp/
obscene terms for feces
From this reading [Footnote B: steer empoop (_text_: steerem poop): _en poupe_.]
poupe
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From this reading [Footnote B: steer empoop (_text_: steerem poop): _en poupe_.]
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading Ah rocks, where are your robes of moss?
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Ah rocks, where are your robes of moss?
scapenounUS /skeɪp/
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
steerem
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From this reading [Footnote B: steer empoop (_text_: steerem poop): _en poupe_.]
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading [Footnote B: steer empoop (_text_: steerem poop): _en poupe_.]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
look attentively
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ah rocks, where are your robes of moss?
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My soul that draws impressions from above, And views my course, and sees the winds aspire, Bids reason watch to scape the shoals of love; But lawless will enflamed with endless ire Doth steer empoop,[B] whilst reason doth retire.
wrackedverbUS /rækt/
past form of “wrack” — smash or break forcefully
From this reading The streams increase; love's waves my bark do fill; Thus are they wracked that guide their course by will.
XIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading XII Ah trees, why fall your leaves so fast?
