achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
(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 Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAY AND DECEMBER.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
lacking funds
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
Celeste
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From this reading "Celeste, Celeste! do not leave me.
DECEMBERnounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading MAY AND DECEMBER.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Celeste, Celeste! do not leave me.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
immediately past
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
go away from a place
From this reading "Celeste, Celeste! do not leave me.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MAY AND DECEMBER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
MINSTRELnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəl/
a singer of folk songs
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
spirit'snounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
possessive form of “spirit” — the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
not in physical motion
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This heart--this restless, beating heart--will it never stop aching?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
vanquishedverbUS /ˈvæŋkwɪʃt/
past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Oh! all the world has left me, and will you go, too?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She looked to the river--looked to the hill-- And thought on the spirit's prophecy; Then broke the silence stern and still: 'Not you, but Fate, has vanquished me.'" LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
