Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

in the past

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

(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 Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

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

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

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

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

in a state of sleep

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

dearly loved

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

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

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

set up or found

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

yet to be or coming

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

death of a person

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

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

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

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

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

immediately past

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

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 _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

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

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

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 Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

go across or through

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

incapable of or resistant to bending

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

express in words

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

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

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

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

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

in or at that place or location

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

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

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading _People who lived here long ago_ _Did by this stone, it seems, intend_ _To name for future times to know_ _The dachs-hound, Geist, their little friend._ [Footnote B: _Sunt lacrimae rerum!_] POOR MATTHIAS Poor Matthias!--Found him lying Fall'n beneath his perch and dying?

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

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

a shaky motion

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

to no avail

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

(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 Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

at the time that

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

which person or people

From this reading Then some, who through this garden pass, When we too, like thyself, are clay, Shall see thy grave upon the grass, And stop before the stone, and say:

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.

but in spite of that

From this reading Asleep, yet lending half an ear To travellers on the Portsmouth road;-- There build we thee, O guardian dear, Mark'd with a stone, thy last abode!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Found him stiff, you say, though warm-- All convulsed his little form?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Poor canary! many a year Well he knew his mistress dear; Now in vain you call his name, Vainly raise his rigid frame, Vainly warm him in your breast, Vainly kiss his golden crest, Smooth his ruffled plumage fine, Touch his trembling beak with wine.