Ah
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From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
apaceadverbUS /əˈpeɪs/
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
make calm or still
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
COEUR-DE-LION
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From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
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 THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
Ingelow
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From this reading Jean Ingelow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Ingelow.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
held up in the air
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
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 HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
Mildred
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From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
not any; not one
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
ponderedverbUS /ˈpɑːndərd/
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
recitalnounUS /rəˈsaɪtəl/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
a source of difficulty
From this reading Mildred pondered long and sorrowfully that night over her friend's trouble.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ah! little dreams she of the restless care, He thought, that makes my heart to throb apace: Though we this morning part, the knowledge sends No thrill to her calm pulse--we are but Friends!'
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading THE HEART OF COEUR-DE-LION 'At length, as suddenly become aware Of this long pause, she lifted up her face, And he withdrew his eyes--she looked so fair And cold, he thought, in her unconscious grace.
wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading She knew it was no fancied or exaggerated recital of wrongs.