1871
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From this reading 1871.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
budsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
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 And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
provided with artificial light
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
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 With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
robinsnounUS /ˈrɑːbənz/
plural of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
spake
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From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
not in physical motion
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
in or at the place that
From this reading And the robins sang in the orchard, where buds to blossoms grew; Of the folded hands and the still face never the robins knew!
WistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading She paused on the threshold of Heaven; love, pity, surprise, Wistful, tender, lit up for an instant the cloud of her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
the words that are spoken
From this reading With his heart on his lips he kissed her, but never her cheek grew red, And the words the living long for he spake in the ear of the dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But he knelt with his hand on her forehead, his lips to her ear, And he called back the soul that was passing "Marguerite, do you hear?"
