used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fare hence, and be forgotten....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
balefuladjectiveUS /ˈbeɪlfəl/
deadly or sinister
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
dearly loved
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
braidverbUS /breɪd/
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
curstadjective
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
opinion or judgment
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
FarenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Fare hence, and be forgotten....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Fare hence, and be forgotten....
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
for this reason
From this reading Fare hence, and be forgotten....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE MARRIAGE MORNING.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MARRIAGE MORNING.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
others
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From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
SerpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
deliver by singing
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
hurting
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
not in physical motion
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE MORNING.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For thou hast made My whole life sore.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I trust that never more in this world's shade Thine eyes will be upon me: never more Thy face come back to me.
but in spite of that
From this reading Sing thy song, And braid thy brow, And be beloved and beautiful--and be In beauty baleful still ... a Serpent Queen To others not yet curst in loving thee As I have been!
