Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

(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 _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

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

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

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

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)

From this reading (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton.)

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton.)

provide entertainment for

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

all things; all of a situation

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

planned and made or fashioned artistically

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

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From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

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

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

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

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading * * * * OWEN MEREDITH.

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From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

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From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

not any; not one

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

and nothing more

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

From this reading * * * * OWEN MEREDITH.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

plural of “primrose” — any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton.)

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

in the near future

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

possessive form of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

move an implement through

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

the rays of the sun

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

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

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

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

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading _The Grass_ The grass so little has to do,-- A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap And bow to everything;

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

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

a person who has never had sex

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

a Caucasian

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then, from out of the mossiest hiding-places, Smile meek moonlight-colored faces Of pale primroses puritan, In maiden sisterhood demure; Each virgin floweret faint and wan With the bliss of her own sweet breath so pure.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading _The White Anemone_ 'Tis the white anemone, fashioned so Like to the stars of the winter snow, First thinks, "If I come too soon, no doubt I shall seem but the snow that stayed too long, So 'tis I that will be Spring's unguessed scout," And wide she wanders the woods among.