aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
(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 And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
Bagdat
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From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
barley-corn
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From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what is gold _for_, but for gifts?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
a special loved one
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
estimationnounUS /ˌestəˈmeɪʃən/
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But what is gold _for_, but for gifts?
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
gemsnounUS /dʒemz/
plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading But what is gold _for_, but for gifts?
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
coins made of gold
From this reading But what is gold _for_, but for gifts?
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
HAFIZ
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From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
heaped-up
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From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what is gold _for_, but for gifts?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
used to form the superlative
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
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 FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
Pleiads
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From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
prouderadjectiveUS /ˈpraʊdər/
comparative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
sea-washed
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From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
try to get or reach
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
sheafnounUS /ʃiːf/
a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading If my darling should depart, And search the skies for prouder friends, God forbid my angry heart In other love should seek amends.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
stuffsnounUS /stʌfs/
plural of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
sun-filled
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From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
SyrianadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
TigrisnounUS /ˈtaɪɡrəs/
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The merchant hath stuffs of price, And gems from the sea-washed strand, And princes offer me grace To stay in the Syrian land;
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is gold _for_, but for gifts?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And dark, without love, is the day; And all that I see in Bagdat Is the Tigris to float me away.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
zonenounUS /zoʊn/
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading FROM HAFIZ I said to heaven that glowed above, O hide yon sun-filled zone, Hide all the stars you boast; For, in the world of love And estimation true, The heaped-up harvest of the moon Is worth one barley-corn at most, The Pleiads' sheaf but two.
