aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
(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 How sad is all below!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh! beautiful and gentle bird, Thy welcome sweet will be.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading How sad is all below!
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
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 "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
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From this reading How sad is all below!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How sad is all below!
for more time
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
Love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
not any; not one
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
with speed
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading How sad is all below!
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
southwardsadverb
toward the south
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Go, beautiful and gentle bird, Oh! southwards quickly go; Though moon and stars shine bright above.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Oh! beautiful and gentle bird, Thy welcome sweet will be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
accept gladly
From this reading "Oh! beautiful and gentle bird, Thy welcome sweet will be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh! beautiful and gentle bird, Thy welcome sweet will be.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "No longer drooping here, confined In this cold prison, dwell; Go, free to sunshine and to wind, Sweet bird, go forth--farewell!
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading And yonder thou shalt hear the voice Of Love's fond melody."
