adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
barrennessnoun
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
BeesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
Bees-Inn
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From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
cannot
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From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
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 Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
composedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpoʊzd/
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
desart
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From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
enamoured
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From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
fiend's
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From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
folliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
hauntsnounUS /hɔːnts/
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
HeavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
law-cases
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From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
revisitingverbUS /riˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
scenesnounUS /siːnz/
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
shews
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From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
St
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From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
stronglyadverbUS /ˈstrɔːŋli/
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
unkindnessnoun
lack of sympathy
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
ventnounUS /vent/
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading I eye the Heavens in dumb despair, or vent my sorrows in the desart air.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
widowedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪdoʊd/
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
windsnounUS /wɪndz/
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Dear Friend, Here I am at St. Bees once more, amid the scenes which I greeted in their barrenness in winter; but which have now put on their full green attire that shews luxuriant to the eye, but speaks a tale of sadness to this heart widowed of its last, its dearest, its only hope!
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought the revisiting the old haunts would have soothed me for a time, but it only brings back the sense of what I have suffered for her and of her unkindness the more strongly, till I cannot endure the recollection.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Oh! lovely Bees-Inn! here I composed a volume of law-cases, here I wrote my enamoured follies to her, thinking her human, and that “all below was not the fiend’s”—here I got two cold, sullen answers from the little witch, and here I was —— and I was damned.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To the winds, to the waves, to the rocks I complain”—you may suppose with what effect!
