Chapter II

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

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

later than; following

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

(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 After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Gone, who so swift as he?

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

lacking funds

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

rid of obstructions

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading How slow Time comes!

deem to be

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

refrain from doing

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

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From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Gone, who so swift as he?

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

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

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From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

by accident

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Gone, who so swift as he?

past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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From this reading How slow Time comes!

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

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

become covered with mist

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

having the point made sharp

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading How slow Time comes!

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Gone, who so swift as he?

held in check with difficulty

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

moving very fast

From this reading Gone, who so swift as he?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

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

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

plural of “thunder” — a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How slow Time comes!

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 Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

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

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

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From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.

which person or people

From this reading Gone, who so swift as he?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

in the company of; together with

From this reading After that moan had sharpened to a cry, And the cloud, hand-broad then, heaped all our sky With its stored vengeance, and such thunders stirred As heaven’s and earth’s remotest chambers heard, I looked to see an ampler atmosphere By that electric passion-gust blown clear.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Add but a year, ’tis half a century Since the slave’s stifled moaning broke my sleep, Heard ’gainst my will in that seclusion deep, Haply heard louder for the silence there, And so my fancied safeguard made my snare.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I looked for this; consider what I see-- But I forbear, ’twould please nor you nor me To check the items in the bitter list Of all I counted on and all I mist.