used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
a female human offspring
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
an old word for “before”
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading And so farewell!”—WILLIS.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
fleest
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From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
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 My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
gushedverbUS /ɡʌʃt/
past form of “gush” — gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
HenceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
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 My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
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 My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
in the near future
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
the season of growth
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My daughter! it is soon to let thee go!
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “One look upon thy face ere thou depart!
WILLISnounUS /ˈwɪlɪs/
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading And so farewell!”—WILLIS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
wrapverbUS /ræp/
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading My daughter! with thy birth has gushed a spring I knew not of—filling my heart with tears, And turning with strange tenderness to thee— A love, O God! it seems so—that must flow Far as thou fleest, and wrap my soul and thee.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Henceforth thy love must be a yearning charm Drawing me after thee.
