used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
Abashing
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From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
(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 In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
BarbariannounUS /bɑːrˈberiən/
a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading She made me feel That I was lawless and uncivilised,-- Barbarian!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
Canutenoun
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading _Canute._ ...
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
ceremoniousadjective
characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
ConfoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
fearlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrləs/
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She made me feel That I was lawless and uncivilised,-- Barbarian!
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
how
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From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading She made me feel That I was lawless and uncivilised,-- Barbarian!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made me feel That I was lawless and uncivilised,-- Barbarian!
maturitynounUS /məˈtʃʊrəti/
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
pastimenounUS /ˈpæstaɪm/
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made me feel That I was lawless and uncivilised,-- Barbarian!
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
soft-shouldered
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From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
express in speech
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading In all my brave array I shrank from her, as she had caught me stripped For some brute pastime.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
uncivilisedadjective
without civilizing influences
From this reading She made me feel That I was lawless and uncivilised,-- Barbarian!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
in or at the place that
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
a late time of life
From this reading Above me bent A sweet, soft-shouldered woman, with supreme, Abashing eyes, and such maturity-- The perfect flower of years--such June of face....
but in spite of that
From this reading So ceremonious, and yet so fearless In passionate grace, that I was struck with shame, And knew not where I was, nor how to speak, Confounded to the heart.
