used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
cuckoonounUS /ˈkʌkuː/
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
cup-shape
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From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
furledadjective
rolled up and secured
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
mutableadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəbəl/
capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
compacted by ironing
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
get something; come into possession of
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
reiver
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From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
possessing material wealth
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she came down from above And emptied my heart of love ...
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
SumptuousadjectiveUS /ˈsʌmptʃwəs/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
carry out
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
tawny-gold
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From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
up to a particular time
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I held my heart aloft To the cuckoo that fluttered above, And she settled soft.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then suddenly she looked up And I was blind in a tawny-gold day Till she took her eyes away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
which person or people
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading This bird, this rich Sumptuous central grain, This mutable witch, This one refrain.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It seemed that I and the morning world Were pressed cup-shape to take this reiver Bird who was weary to have furled Her wings on us, As we were weary to receive her:
