a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
give a benediction to
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
the two together, not just one
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
CharonnounUS /ˈkerən/
(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
foretellverbUS /fɔːrˈtel/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
obtain
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
incensedadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsenst/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
something that is lost
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
engage in
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
not any; not one
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
except for; apart from
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Make thou thy love with me for to be slain, That I with her and both with thee may dwell.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thy fact thus, Charon, both of us shall bless, Thou save thy boat and I my love possess.
waftverbUS /wɑːft/
be driven or carried along, as by the air
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then since to me thy loss can be no gain, Avoid thy harm and fly what I foretell.
belonging to which person
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My heart with sighs doth breathe such flame That air and water both incensed be, The boundless ocean from whose mouth they came, For from my heat not heaven itself is free.
XLIIadjective
being two more than forty
From this reading XLII For if alone thou think to waft my love, Her cold is such as can the sea command, And frozen ice shall let thy boat to move, Nor can thy forces row it from the land.