used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
cannot
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
CONRADE
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separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
DropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
opinion or judgment
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
FRAGMENTnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
coins made of gold
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
hold firmly
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
HousedverbUS /haʊzd/
past form of “house” — contain or cover
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
humaneadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmeɪn/
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
longsverbUS /lɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
Phelin
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potentadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊtənt/
having great influence
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
poursverbUS /pɔːrz/
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
quenchverbUS /kwentʃ/
satisfy
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
possessing sweep
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
taintsnounUS /teɪnts/
plural of “taint” — the state of being contaminated
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
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 I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading I see it wide In earth's autumnal taints of various landscape When the first ray of morning tips the trees, And fires the distant rock!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I hear its voice When thy hand sends the sound along the gale, Swept from the silver strings or on mine ear Drops the sweet sadness!
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From CONRADE, A FRAGMENT What do I love--what is it that mine eyes Turn round in search of--that my soul longs after, But cannot quench her thirst?--'Tis Beauty, Phelin!
at the time that
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I see it wide beneath the arch of heaven, When the stars peep upon their evening hour, And the moon rises on the eastern wave, Housed in a cloud of gold!
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading At my heart I feel Its potent grasp, I melt beneath the touch, When the tale pours upon my sense humane The woes of other times!
