AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
afflictionnounUS /əˈflɪkʃən/
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
braceverbUS /breɪs/
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
buffetsnounUS /ˈbʌfəts/
plural of “buffet” — a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
distraughtadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔːt/
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
foilverbUS /fɔɪl/
enhance by contrast
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
ForgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
ill-fate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
inferverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːr/
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
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 A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
LookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
never-more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
reportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
spright
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
thereonadverbUS /ðeˈrɔːn/
on that
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But be thou of good cheer; for never shall my heart Forget thee nor thy thought be absent from my spright.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading A lover hast thou left, for love of thee distraught; Her eyes cease never-more from watching, day or night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look on thy wasted frame and what is fallen thereon And thence infer of me and argue of my plight.
wightnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading I brace myself to bear affliction, for to foil The buffets of ill-fate is given to no wight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The messenger of me will give thee news aright; So let his true report suffice thee for my sight.
