using the voice; not silently
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
by-waves
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From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
put or send forth
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
Ella
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From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
at any time
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
not any; not one
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
sea-shell
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From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
shellsnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
shipwrecks
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From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
a short musical composition with words
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
carry out
From this reading _Go take the murmuring sea-shell from the shore_: _You have its shape, its color and no more_.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _Dost dream the poet ever speaks aloud_ _His secret thought unto the listening crowd_?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading _It tells not one of those vast mysteries_ _That lie beneath the surface of the seas_.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
WheelernounUS /ˈwiːlər/
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
which person or people
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
Wilcox
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From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OTHER BOOKS by Ella Wheeler Wilcox _Oh, you who read some song that I have sung_, _What know you of the soul from whence it sprung_?
You've
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From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Our songs are shells, cast out by-waves of thought_; _Here, take them at your pleasure; but think not_ _You've seen beneath the surface of the waves_, _Where lie our shipwrecks and our coral caves_.
