434
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From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
accusest
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From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
Ah
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From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
al-Din
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From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
bendsnounUS /bendz/
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
carkverb
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
cavaliernounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪr/
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
couplets
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From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
deignedverbUS /deɪnd/
past form of “deign” — do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
e'enadverb
even
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
excessnounUS /ˈekses/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
fingertipsnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərtɪps/
plural of “fingertip” — the end (tip) of a finger
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
flaringadjectiveUS /ˈflerɪŋ/
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
FN
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From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
garsnounUS /ɡɑːrz/
plural of “gar” — primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
gazellenounUS /ɡəˈzel/
small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
glorifyverbUS /ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪ/
praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
hardestadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdəst/
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
hostnounUS /hoʊst/
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
How
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From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
lance-like
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From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
Methought
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From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
MoonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
Nur
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From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
outvieverb
be more of a rival than
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
rarenessnounUS /ˈrernɪs/
noteworthy scarcity
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
rarestadjectiveUS /ˈrerəst/
superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
salám
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
softestadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːftəst/
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
stupefiedadjective
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
transientnounUS /ˈtrænʒənt/
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
versenounUS /vɜːrs/
literature in metrical form
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
vitalsnoun
a bodily organ that is essential for life
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
vouchsafed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The cavalier who spied her face was wholly stupefied * By charms that glorify the place and every charm outvie.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading * Why not that to these alter, make here go there?
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading "Methought she was the forenoon sun until she donned the veil * But lit she fire in vitals mine still flaring fierce and high, How had it hurt her an she deigned return my poor salám * With fingertips or e'en vouchsafed one little wink of eye?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A Moon, when he bends him those eyes lay bare * A brand that gars gazing gazelle despair: A King, rarest charms are the host of him * And his lance-like shape men with cane compare: Were his softness of sides to his heart transferred * His friend had not suffered such cark and care: Ah for hardest heart and for softest sides!
wondermentnounUS /ˈwʌndərmənt/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading O thou who accusest my love excuse: * Take eternal and leave me the transient share."[FN#434] When Nur al-Din heard the sweetness of her voice and the rareness of her verse, he inclined to her for delight and could not contain himself for excess of wonderment; so he recited these couplets,
