287
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From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
Ah
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From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading So they fared forth from the pavilion and paced among the trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
anecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
bitt'rest
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From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
conjugaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːndʒəɡəl/
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
else
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From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading So they fared forth from the pavilion and paced among the trees.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
FN
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From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So they fared forth from the pavilion and paced among the trees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
greatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
inclinationnounUS /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
kisseth
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From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
masculineadjectiveUS /ˈmæskjələn/
of grammatical gender
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading So they fared forth from the pavilion and paced among the trees.
pavilionnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading So they fared forth from the pavilion and paced among the trees.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
plyverbUS /plaɪ/
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
renewingadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
sexnounUS /seks/
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
slayverbUS /sleɪ/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
submittingverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading So they fared forth from the pavilion and paced among the trees.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And the old woman ceased not to ply the Princess with anecdotes of conjugal love between men and women, till there ceased that which was in her heart of hatred for the sex masculine; and when she felt that she had succeeded in renewing in her the natural inclination of woman to man, she said to her, “’Tis time to go and walk in the garden.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So, when they saw she would not be turned from this thing, they left her, and she cast herself into the grave with her dead husband, of the greatness of her love and tenderness for him.”
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading ‘I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter; * And I said to Night ‘Be long!’ while the full moon showed glitter: Ah me, it _was_ a night, Allah never made its like; * Whose first was sweetest sweet and whose last was bitt’rest bitter!’[FN#287] Then he kisseth her and she kisseth him; and I have heard of a certain King that, when his wife fell sick and died, he buried himself alive with her, submitting himself to death, for the love of her and the strait companionship which was between them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Moreover, a certain King sickened and died, and when they were about to bury him, his wife said to her people: ‘Let me bury myself alive with him: else will I slay myself and my blood shall be on your heads.’
