(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
antelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading The bloom of her cheek is like that on her years.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The bloom of her cheek is like that on her years.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading O, happiest day!
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
fawn's
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From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading O, happiest day!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The bloom of her cheek is like that on her years.
loveliest
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From this reading "O, loveliest time!
engage in
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, loveliest time!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bloom of her cheek is like that on her years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "O, loveliest time!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
wakened
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From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
look attentively
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
at the time that
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the heart is unconscious, and knows not its sway; When the favorite bird, or the earliest flower, Or the crouching fawn's eyes make the joy of the hour, And the spirits and steps are as light as the sleep Which never has wakened to watch or to weep.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She bounds on the soft grass,--half woman, half child, As gay as her antelope, almost as wild.
a late time of life
From this reading The bloom of her cheek is like that on her years.
