adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
BereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
bestowverbUS /bɪˈstoʊ/
present
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
gratefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
highwaysnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪz/
plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
manifoldnounUS /ˈmænəfoʊld/
a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
passion-fraught
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
passion-heat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
Richard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
undertonenounUS /ˈʌndərtoʊn/
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
wanderedverbUS /ˈwɑːndərd/
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He opened to me his home and heart-- He whom you call so stern and cold-- And my grateful heart I may well bestow On him for his kindness manifold."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Will you give your hand where your heart goes not To a man who is grave and stern and old; And whose love compared with my passion-heat, As the snow of the frozen North, is cold?"
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading And Rose--I could feel her cheek grow pale-- Her voice was tremulous, then grew strong-- "Richard," she said, "your words are wild, And you do my guardian bitter wrong.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading "Did you never hear how, years gone by,"-- She spoke in a tremulous undertone-- "Bereft of friends, o'er the world's highways, I wandered forth as a child alone?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rose, my Rose! for your heart is mine," I heard in a low voice, passion-fraught, "In the sight of Heaven we are truly one; Why will you cast me away for naught?
