the state of being absent
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
(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 Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
ClotheverbUS /kloʊð/
provide with clothes or put clothes on
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
devoursverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərz/
third-person singular of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
dissolveverbUS /dɪˈzɑːlv/
become weaker
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
give expression to
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Oh eyes!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
heavinessnoun
the property of being comparatively great in weight
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading No eyes, since you must lose your seeing!
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
meetest
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From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No eyes, since you must lose your seeing!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
not any; not one
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh eyes!
overclouds
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From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
poresnounUS /pɔːrz/
plural of “pore” — any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading No eyes, since you must lose your seeing!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
shroudverbUS /ʃraʊd/
cover as if with a shroud
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
sunsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soul, be thou sad, dissolve thy living powers To crystal tears, and by their pores express The grief that my distressed soul devours!
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clothe thou my body all in heaviness; My suns appeared fair smiling full of pleasure, But now the vale of absence overclouds them; They fed my heart with joys exceeding measure Which now shall die, since absence needs must shroud them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No life, since with such chance thou meetest!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No eyes, since you must lose your seeing!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No eyes, since you must lose your seeing!
