Chapter III

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From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

(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 Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

on or to one side

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

stick to firmly

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

put or send forth

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

provide with clothes or put clothes on

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

strikingly different; tending to contrast

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

travel across or pass over

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

dearly loved

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

comparative of “dear” — dearly loved

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

lighted by or as if by twilight

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

housing that someone is living in

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

plural of “ebb” — a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

to say again or imitate

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

a town in north central Oklahoma

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

obtain

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

plural of “glory” — a state of high honor

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

in a gracious or graceful manner

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

in like or similar manner

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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 Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

held dear

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

engage in

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

not any; not one

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

comparative of “noble” — impressive in appearance

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

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 “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

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From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

by chance

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a male human offspring

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

magnificent and impressive appearance

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

by ten times as much

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

from that time on

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now, therefore, I do rest, A prophet certain of my prophecy, That never shadow of mistrust can cross 815 Between us.

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From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

at the time that

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

belonging to which person

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Thereafter, when I reach’d this ruin’d hold, 785 Beholding one so bright in dark estate, I vow’d that could I gain her, our kind Queen, No hand but hers, should make your Enid burst Sunlike from cloud—and likewise thought, perhaps, That service done so graciously would bind 790 The two together; for I wish the two To love each other: how should Enid find A nobler friend?

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the words that are spoken

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading 780 When late I left Caerleon, our great Queen, In words whose echo lasts, they were so sweet, Made promise, that whatever bride I brought, Herself would clothe her like the sun in Heaven.

vehemently incensed and condemnatory

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.

but in spite of that

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Another thought I had; I came among you here so suddenly, That though her gentle presence at the lists 795 Might well have served for proof that I was loved, I doubted whether filial tenderness, Or easy nature, did not let itself Be moulded by your wishes for her weal; Or whether some false sense in her own self 800 Of my contrasting brightness, overbore Her fancy dwelling in this dusky hall; And such a sense might make her long for court And all its dangerous glories: and I thought, That could I someway prove such force in her 805 Link’d with such love for me, that at a word (No reason given her) she could cast aside A splendour dear to women, new to her, And therefore dearer; or if not so new, Yet therefore tenfold dearer by the power 810 Of intermitted custom; then I felt That I could rest, a rock in ebbs and flows, Fix’d on her faith.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “O my new mother, be not wroth or grieved At your new son, for my petition to her.