Chapter II · Chapter 2

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

anew

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

(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 II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

plural of “combination” — a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

dearly loved

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

remove the dust from

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

past form of “invoke” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

in a keen or penetrating way

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

the sound of laughing

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

come together

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

used to form the superlative

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

go across or through

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

deliver by singing

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

distribute loosely

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

look attentively

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading But all your ways are carefully ordered, For you have never questioned duty.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We watch your everlasting combinations; We call them Fate; we turn them to our pleasure, And when they most delight us, call them beauty.

at the time that

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

which person or people

From this reading Thus you brought our earth Through stages, and from purpose back to purpose, From fire to fog, to dust, to birth Through beast to man, who led himself to brain-- Then you invoked him back to dust again.

in a wise manner

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading III I rest my body on your grass, And let my brain repose in you; I feel these living moments pass, And, from within myself to those far places To be imagined in your times and spaces, Deliberate the various acts you do:-- Sorting and re-arranging worlds of Matter Keenly and wisely.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading II When people meet in reverent groups And sing to their domestic God, You, all the time, dear tyrant, (How I laugh!) Could, without effort, place your hand among them, And sprinkle them about the desert.