used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FADING FLOWER.
abhorverbUS /æbˈhɔːr/
find repugnant
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
(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 "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
lacking funds
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
coldnessnounUS /ˈkoʊldnəs/
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
deploreverbUS /dɪˈplɔːr/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
FADINGnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading A FADING FLOWER.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A FADING FLOWER.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
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 long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
methinks
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From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
on one occasion
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
penitencenoun
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
repelverbUS /rɪˈpel/
cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
SOUTHEYnoun
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading SOUTHEY.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
not in physical motion
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The coldness from my heart is gone, But still the weight is there, And thoughts which I abhor will come, And tempt me to despair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The long hours of night wore away, and the morning broke, bright, fresh, and frosty.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Those thoughts I constantly repel; And all, methinks, might yet be well, Could I but weep once more; And with true tears of penitence My dreadful state deplore."
