used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
anew
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
ah
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From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
(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 Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
ANDREWnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading ANDREW LANG.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
have
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
brought into existence
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading GÉRARD DE NERVAL.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
Dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
gladder
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From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
GÉRARD
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From this reading GÉRARD DE NERVAL.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
heededverbUS /ˈhiːdəd/
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
LANG
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From this reading ANDREW LANG.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
maimednounUS /meɪmd/
people who are wounded
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
the force of workers available
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
neath
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From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
NERVAL
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From this reading GÉRARD DE NERVAL.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
not any; not one
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
not one, and not any
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
prisonsnounUS /ˈprɪzənz/
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
stainnounUS /steɪn/
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
not in physical motion
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
stood'st
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From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
sunsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
Sybil
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From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
Sylvie
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From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
unnamedadjectiveUS /ənˈneɪmd/
being or having an unknown or unnamed source
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
untamedadjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
ValoisnounUS /vælˈwɑː/
French royal house from 1328 to 1589
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
waneverbUS /weɪn/
grow smaller
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
look attentively
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
in or at the place that
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
belonging to which person
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And they would smile and wonder, seeing where Thou stood'st, to watch light leaves, or clouds, or wind, Dreamily murmuring a ballad air, Caught from the Valois peasants, dost thou find A new life gladder than the old times were, A love more fair than Sylvie, and as kind?
would'st
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From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading _Two loves there were, and one was born_ _Between the sunset and the rain;_ _Her singing voice went through the corn,_ _Her dance was woven 'neath the thorn,_ _On grass the fallen blossoms stain;_ _And suns may set and moons may wane,_ _But this love comes no more again._
but in spite of that
From this reading Of all that were thy prisons--ah, untamed, Ah, light and sacred soul!--none holds thee now; No wall, no bar, no body of flesh, but thou Art free and happy in the lands unnamed, Within whose gates, on weary wings and maimed, Thou still would'st bear that mystic golden bough The Sybil doth to singing men allow, Yet thy report folk heeded not, but blamed.
