absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
(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 There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING: _Christina_.
Christina
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From this reading BROWNING: _Christina_.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
derisionnounUS /dərˈɪʒən/
contemptuous laughter
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
dwindleverbUS /ˈdwɪndəl/
become smaller or lose substance
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
at any time
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
fire-flames
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From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
flashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
kindleverbUS /ˈkɪndəl/
catch fire
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
midnights
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From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
a particular point in time
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
noondays
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From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading * * * * * Oh, observe!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading * * * * * Oh, observe!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
piled-up
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From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
TrampledverbUS /ˈtræmpəld/
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two people sitting there, to all appearance completely absorbed in one another.
Whereby
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From this reading There are flashes struck from midnights, there are fire-flames noondays kindle, Whereby piled-up honours perish, whereby swollen ambitions dwindle....
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Of course, next moment, the world’s honours, in derision, Trampled out the light for ever.
