Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

make calm or still

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

a person who is being chased

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

color with dye

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

to or in any or all places

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

the organ of sight

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

of or relating to or suggestive of flowers

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

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From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

past form of “grace” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

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From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

eminent beyond or above comparison

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

the leaf of a conifer

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

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From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

move upward

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

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From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

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From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

doomed to extinction

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Beneath her husband's roof the matchless fair Graced each delight, and each domestic care.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

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From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

plural of “wall” — 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 Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her plastic needle bade fresh flow'rets grow; And, hung in rich festoons, around her glow; In cooling grots her shellwork seized the eye, With skill arrang'd, to show each melting dye; Her taste the garden everywhere sustain'd, In each parterre her vivid fancy reign'd.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading Her husband's sports his lov'd Edwina shar'd, For her the hawking party was prepar'd; She roused the wolf--the foaming boar she chased, And Danger's self was in her presence graced.

a late time of life

From this reading Thus roll'd two years on flowery wheels along, Midst calm domestic bliss, and sport, and song.

but in spite of that

From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.

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From this reading Submissive yews in solid walls she form'd, Or bade them rise a castle, yet unstorm'd; In love the eagle hover'd o'er its nest, Or seem'd a couchant lion sunk to rest.