1812
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From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
1833
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From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
Allons
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From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
ANCESTRYnounUS /ˈænsestri/
the descendants of one individual
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
Barrett
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From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
BYRONnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
Contes
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From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
CRAMMEDverbUS /kræmd/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
DEFINITELYadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
durationnounUS /ˈdʊˈreɪʃən/
the period of time during which something continues
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
EXQUISITEadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
FASCINATIONnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
fifty-fiveadjective
being five more than fifty
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
FORMATIVEnounUS /ˈfɔːrmətɪv/
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
idylnoun
a musical composition that evokes rural life
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
INCONDITA
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From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
INFLUENCESnounUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪz/
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
PAULINEadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
POETICadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
literature in metrical form
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
seventy-sevenadjective
being seven more than seventy
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
having come into contact
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
precisely as stated
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
VOCATIONnounUS /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
a late time of life
From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."