afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
(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 There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
in addition
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
anodynes
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From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
deadenverbUS /ˈdedən/
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
DICKINSONnounUS /ˈdɪkɪnsən/
United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
From this reading --EMILY DICKINSON.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
EMILY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --EMILY DICKINSON.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
InquisitornounUS /ˌɪnˈkwɪzətər/
a questioner who is excessively harsh
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
immediately past
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
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 There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
a state of acute pain
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
up to a particular time
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
uphilladverbUS /ˈʌpˈhɪl/
against difficulties
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
at the time that
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
