affectionnounUS /əˈfekʃən/
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading You were very beautiful then.
BelovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/
dearly loved
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
cradlingverbUS /ˈkreɪdəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “cradle” — hold gently and carefully
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
gentleradjectiveUS /ˈdʒentlər/
comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
gratitudenounUS /ˈɡrætətuːd/
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
impressedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprest/
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
kissnounUS /kɪs/
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
love-songs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
maternitynounUS /məˈtɜːrnɪti/
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
recalledverbUS /rɪˈkɔːld/
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
reverentlyadverbUS /ˈrevərəntli/
with reverence; in a reverent manner
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
saintlyadjectiveUS /ˈseɪntli/
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
songsnounUS /sɔːŋz/
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You were very beautiful then.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But you are more beautiful now; for, in the years that have come and gone since then, the joys and the sorrows of maternity have impressed their saintly grace upon the dear face I used to kiss, and have made your gentle heart gentler still.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading You were very beautiful then.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were very beautiful then.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Surely you have not forgotten that time, and I recall it with tenderness.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs.
