used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was not a long manuscript.
ancientsnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
captivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/
strongly attracted
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading HOW MY LORD MADE HIS CONFESSION.
dearly loved
From this reading I kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
divisible by two
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
a young female
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading I kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "To the Queen of my Heart," it began.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW MY LORD MADE HIS CONFESSION.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MY LORD MADE HIS CONFESSION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a long manuscript.
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 kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
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 It was not a long manuscript.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading HOW MY LORD MADE HIS CONFESSION.
roused to anger
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading HOW MY LORD MADE HIS CONFESSION.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading It was not a long manuscript.
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
being nothing more than specified
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW MY LORD MADE HIS CONFESSION.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a long manuscript.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To the Queen of my Heart," it began.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "To the Queen of my Heart," it began.
shrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I kissed the dear handwriting before I began.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To the Queen of my Heart," it began.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a long manuscript.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
worshippingverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpɪŋ/
inflected form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DEAREST GIRL,--Since I first had the happiness of worshipping at your shrine I have learned from watching your movements, listening to your voice, and looking at your face, something of what that heavenly beauty must have been like which, we are told, captivated and drove mad the ancients, even by mere meditation and thought upon it."
