used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
unvarying in nature
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
set up or found
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
hapnounUS /hæp/
an accidental happening
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
Licia's
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From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
musenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
portendverbUS /pɔːrˈtend/
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
presagedverbUS /ˈpresɪdʒd/
past form of “presage” — indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
worried and uneasy
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
move upward
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
that is looked for
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
unrestnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
the act of using
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Now never after soul shall live in dark, That hath the hap this western sun to mark.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My thoughts presaged what it did portend; I found it threatened to my heart unrest, And might in time my joys and comfort end.
at the time that
From this reading It constant stood when heavens did restless run, And did their virtues and their forces let.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I further sought and found it was a sun, Which day nor night did never use to set.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world did muse and wonder what it meant, A sun to shine and in the west to rise; To search the truth, I strength and spirits spent; At length I found it was my Licia's eyes.
