AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A sun, yet scorcheth he my very heart!
a-shade
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From this reading * A moon, but riseth he from breasts a-shade!"
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
baulks
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From this reading O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
betrayedverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
blameverbUS /bleɪm/
put or pin the blame on
From this reading O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
boonnounUS /buːn/
a desirable state
From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
breastsnounUS /brests/
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading * A moon, but riseth he from breasts a-shade!"
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * A moon, but riseth he from breasts a-shade!"
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
couplets
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From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
cupsnounUS /kʌps/
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
dear-loved
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From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
denayed
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From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * A moon, but riseth he from breasts a-shade!"
Giv'n
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From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A sun, yet scorcheth he my very heart!
hidverbUS /hɪd/
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
improvisedadjectiveUS /ˈɪmprəvaɪzd/
done or made using whatever is available
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading * A moon, but riseth he from breasts a-shade!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
neath
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From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
riseth
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From this reading * A moon, but riseth he from breasts a-shade!"
scorcheth
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From this reading A sun, yet scorcheth he my very heart!
seekverbUS /siːk/
try to get or reach
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
spring'snounUS /sprɪŋz/
possessive form of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A sun, yet scorcheth he my very heart!
sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
tell-tale
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From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A sun, yet scorcheth he my very heart!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * What sweeter thing than boon to man denayed?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After ending this song she drank three cups and filling the old man other three, improvised these couplets, "His love he hid which tell-tale tears betrayed; * For burn of coal that 'neath his ribs was laid: Giv'n that he seek his joy in spring and flowers * Some day, his spring's the face of dear-loved maid.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading O ye who blame me for who baulks my love!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A sun, yet scorcheth he my very heart!
