used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
consumingadjectiveUS /kənˈsuːmɪŋ/
very strong; urgently felt
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
converseverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərs/
carry on a conversation
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
death of a person
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished that she should love him well.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
irksomeadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrksəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
largonounUS /ˈlɑːrɡoʊ/
(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
go away from a place
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
passion's
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From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
quellverbUS /kwel/
suppress or crush completely
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished that she should love him well.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He wished that she should love him well.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wished that she should love him well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'T was irksome, for it stole away The joy of his love holiday."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Too high, too grave, too largo, too deep, Her love could neither laugh nor sleep, And thus it tired him: his desire Was for a less consuming fire.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He wished that she should love him well.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
at the time that
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He granted her to sigh, for so could he; But when she wept, why should it be?
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Not wildly; wished her passion's spell To charm her heart, but leave her fancy free; To quicken converse, not to quell.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished that she should love him well.
