Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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From this reading 95.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

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

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

a partially opened flower

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

remove the dust from

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

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

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading And the Lily whispers--I wait."

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

make a promise or commitment

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

plural of “spice” — aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

not in physical motion

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

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

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

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

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading And the Lily whispers--I wait."

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

at the time that

From this reading Did you notice that I missed two lines when I read you that first stanza; and think that I had forgotten them?

plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading And the Lily whispers--I wait."

belonging to which person

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!

common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit

From this reading "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad And the musk of the roses blown."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Will you not go down among them?--among those sweet living things, whose new courage, sprung from the earth with the deep color of heaven upon it, is starting up in strength of goodly spire; and whose purity, washed from the dust, is opening, bud by bud, into the flower of promise;--and still they turn to you and for you, "The Larkspur listens--I hear, I hear!