alternationnounUS /ˈɔːltərneɪʃən/
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
alway
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From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
blearverb
make dim or indistinct
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
bordersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
cummin
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From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
Eterne
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From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
the organ of sight
From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
eyebeam
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From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
Heart-heaving
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From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
myrrhnounUS /mɜːr/
aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
move hurridly
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
SphinxnounUS /sfɪŋks/
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
an old word for “yours”
From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Eterne alternation Now follows, now flies; And under pain, pleasure,-- Under pleasure, pain lies.
which person or people
From this reading The old Sphinx bit her thick lip,-- Said, "Who taught thee me to name?
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading "Dull Sphinx, Jove keep thy five wits; Thy sight is growing blear; Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, Her muddy eyes to clear!"
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Love works at the centre, Heart-heaving alway; Forth speed the strong pulses To the borders of day.
yoke-fellow
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From this reading I am thy spirit, yoke-fellow; Of thine eye I am eyebeam.
