the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I contemplated her for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCHANVOCH AND SAMPSO.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I lightly kissed both your foreheads, fearing to awake you.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
dearly loved
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I lightly kissed both your foreheads, fearing to awake you.
contemplatedverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/
past form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading I contemplated her for an instant.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
the first light of day
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
Ellen
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From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
divisible by two
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I lightly kissed both your foreheads, fearing to awake you.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I contemplated her for an instant.
foreheadsnounUS /ˈfɔːrhedz/
plural of “forehead” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading I lightly kissed both your foreheads, fearing to awake you.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I contemplated her for an instant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading I contemplated her for an instant.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading I lightly kissed both your foreheads, fearing to awake you.
the act of departing
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
without good reason
From this reading I lightly kissed both your foreheads, fearing to awake you.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
quitted
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From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
SAMPSO
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From this reading SCHANVOCH AND SAMPSO.
SCHANVOCH
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From this reading SCHANVOCH AND SAMPSO.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
a male human offspring
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morning of the day that I am telling of, I quitted my bed with the dawn, leaving my beloved wife Ellen soundly asleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her long loose hair partly covered her bosom; her sweet and beautiful head rested upon one of her folded arms, while the other reclined on your cradle, my son, as if to protect you even during her sleep.
