plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
have
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
e'eradverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
the organ of sight
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
set up or found
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
fragileadjectiveUS /ˈfrædʒəl/
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You must go on, nurse.
the act of departing
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
Heav'n
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From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
how
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From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
ManuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
Milly's
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From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must go on, nurse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “You must go on, nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
privacynounUS /ˈpraɪvəsi/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
severestadjectiveUS /səˈvɪrəst/
superlative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
ShrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
with low volume
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I cannot let you stop—you know I love any story, and you know I love you, and so you may guess how much I must be interested.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
unblenching
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From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
uncomplainingadjective
not complaining
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What spirit e’er so gentle shall be found, So softly reared in humble privacy; What form so fragile on wide earth’s vast round, Shrinking from every blast beneath the sky, That will not brave severest destiny.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Manuscript Poems._ Lucy would not hear of going to bed till she had heard the rest of Milly’s adventures.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Bear, uncomplaining, want and cruel wrong, And look on danger with unblenching eye, If love have made that gentle spirit strong, Love, pure, approved by Heav’n, led that frail form along.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must go on, nurse.
