used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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acknowledgementnounUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
anew
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Angeles
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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blinksnounUS /blɪŋks/
small Indian lettuce of northern regions
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
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a young person of either sex
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companioned
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From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
cuddleverbUS /ˈkʌdəl/
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
absence of light or illumination
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the first light of day
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act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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take in solid food
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electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
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elevatorsnounUS /ˈeləveɪtərz/
plural of “elevator” — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
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fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
fro
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
GraphicadjectiveUS /ˈɡræfɪk/
written or drawn or engraved
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death of a person
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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where you live at a particular time
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a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
HurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
an artificial source of visible illumination
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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Los
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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engage in
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MassesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
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by chance
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the force of workers available
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
metresnounUS /ˈmiːtərz/
plural of “metre” — the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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Others
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
go across or through
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
by chance
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
approval to do something
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literature in metrical form
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affix in a public place or for public notice
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questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
reprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
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ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
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move hurridly
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express in words
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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a general conscious awareness
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
deliver by singing
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading In and out and to and fro And up and down in electric elevators They rush about and speak each other, Hurrying on to finish the deal, Hurrying home to wash and eat and sleep, Hurrying to love a little maybe Between the dark and dawn Or cuddle a tired child Who blinks to see his father.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
in or at or to some place
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
in the near future
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
express in speech
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
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 _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
SurveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
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express in words
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author desires to make acknowledgement for permission to reprint to _Poetry_, _The Little Review_, _The Masses_, _Others_, _The Trimmed Lamp_, _The Survey_, _The Los Angeles Graphic_, _The Chicago Herald_ and _The Chicago Evening Post_.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In and out and to and fro And up and down in electric elevators They rush about and speak each other, Hurrying on to finish the deal, Hurrying home to wash and eat and sleep, Hurrying to love a little maybe Between the dark and dawn Or cuddle a tired child Who blinks to see his father.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading In and out and to and fro And up and down in electric elevators They rush about and speak each other, Hurrying on to finish the deal, Hurrying home to wash and eat and sleep, Hurrying to love a little maybe Between the dark and dawn Or cuddle a tired child Who blinks to see his father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author desires to make acknowledgement for permission to reprint to _Poetry_, _The Little Review_, _The Masses_, _Others_, _The Trimmed Lamp_, _The Survey_, _The Los Angeles Graphic_, _The Chicago Herald_ and _The Chicago Evening Post_.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I hurry too but with a sense That Life is hurrying faster And will catch up with me.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
TrimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
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change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In and out and to and fro And up and down in electric elevators They rush about and speak each other, Hurrying on to finish the deal, Hurrying home to wash and eat and sleep, Hurrying to love a little maybe Between the dark and dawn Or cuddle a tired child Who blinks to see his father.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
vagrantnounUS /ˈveɪɡrənt/
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
warrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading In and out and to and fro And up and down in electric elevators They rush about and speak each other, Hurrying on to finish the deal, Hurrying home to wash and eat and sleep, Hurrying to love a little maybe Between the dark and dawn Or cuddle a tired child Who blinks to see his father.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
which person or people
From this reading In and out and to and fro And up and down in electric elevators They rush about and speak each other, Hurrying on to finish the deal, Hurrying home to wash and eat and sleep, Hurrying to love a little maybe Between the dark and dawn Or cuddle a tired child Who blinks to see his father.
belonging to which person
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading _My book upon some quiet shelf Beneath your touch Shall wake, perhaps, And speak again My wonder, my delight, My questioning before the night--_ _And as you read Somewhere afar I shall be singing, singing._ I spend my life in a warren of worried men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Go forth now, moods and metres, Sing your song and tell your story; You have companioned me Through hours grave and gay, What will you say To him whose curious hand Shall turn these pages?_ _Soon all my joy in setting forth My vagrant thoughts Shall pass Into the silence; Soon I shall be One with the mystery._
