1920
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From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
1921
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From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
ArianounUS /ˈɑːriə/
an elaborate song for solo voice
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
cannot
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From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
CaponounUS /ˈkɑːpoʊ/
the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
Chapbook
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From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
danounUS /dɑː/
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
disillusionnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
GOD'SnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
Harold
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From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
intensificationnounUS /ɪnˌtensəfəˈkeɪʃən/
action that makes something stronger or more extreme
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
lyricaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪrɪkəl/
suitable for or suggestive of singing
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading Thy mists that roll and rise!
Monro
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From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
MonthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
PlayersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
poignantadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
arousing affect
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
Provincetown
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From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
move upward
From this reading Thy mists that roll and rise!
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Thy mists that roll and rise!
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thy mists that roll and rise!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
tinctured
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From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Second April_ (1921) is an intensification of her lyrical gift tinctured with an increasing sadness and disillusion.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading GOD’S WORLD O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Her poignant poetic play, _Aria da Capo_, first performed by the Provincetown Players in New York, was published in _The Monthly Chapbook_ (Harold Monro, England); the issue of July, 1920, being devoted to it.
