admonishedverbUS /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/
past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
(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 “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
uttered without voice
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
Celia
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From this reading —Celia Thaxter.
ChestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
fortitudenounUS /ˈfɔːrtɪtuːd/
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
set up or found
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
girdled
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From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
not in action or at work
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
for more time
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
not any; not one
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
the act of departing politely
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
Peggy's
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From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
PerpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
quivered
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From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
refrainedverbUS /rɪˈfreɪnd/
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
uttered with a trill
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
sinfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnfəl/
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
Thaxter
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From this reading —Celia Thaxter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
twere
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From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the little caravan turned from Chestnut Street into Seventh so that she could no longer see her home Peggy’s lips quivered, and it was with difficulty that she refrained from bursting into tears.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Give not way to idle grief at our parting,” her mother had admonished her.
showing sorrow
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
which person or people
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Thee will have need of all thy fortitude to attend thy cousin, and ’twere sinful to waste thy strength in weeping.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “The rolling world is girdled with the sound, Perpetually breathed from all who dwell Upon its bosom, for no place is found Where is not heard, ‘Farewell.’”
