1700
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From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
1915
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From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
500
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From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
700
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From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
7th
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From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
adultsnounUS /əˈdʌlts/
plural of “adult” — a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
antidotenounUS /ˈæntɪdoʊt/
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
archaeologynounUS /ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒi/
the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
have
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
the two together, not just one
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
cannot
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From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
demurest
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From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
EndowedadjectiveUS /enˈdaʊd/
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
engagingadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
attracting or delighting
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
ExorcistsnounUS /ˈeksərsɪsts/
plural of “exorcist” — one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
FloatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
a young female
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
Guelder
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From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
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 HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
hopelessnessnounUS /ˈhoʊpləsnəs/
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
lecturernounUS /ˈlektʃərər/
a public lecturer at certain universities
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
LusitanianounUS /ˌluːsəˈteɪniə/
ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
miennounUS /miːn/
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
pathosnounUS /ˈpeɪθɑːs/
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
Queenstown
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From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
rainbowsnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊz/
plural of “rainbow” — an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
transport commercially
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
unawareadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈwer/
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading About 700 people escaped and these two were both eventually picked up out of the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
at the time that
From this reading _Children of Fancy: The Guelder Roses._ The great ship _Lusitania_ was nearing Queenstown on May 7th, 1915, when a terrible explosion occurred, and in fifteen minutes she had sunk.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among some 1700 adults and 500 children were a lecturer on art and archaeology and a little girl, with whom he had made friends on board.
winsomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnsəm/
charming in a childlike or naive way
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
showing curiosity
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
but in spite of that
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HATE Sweet children of demurest air, Pale blossoms woven through your hair, On shifting rainbows gathering, Endowed with love’s engaging mien And crowding lips that toward me lean, Through little hands, outstretched between In sympathetic wondering.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Children, ye cannot understand, Floating in that enchanted land, The pathos of our helplessness; And yet your winsome faces bear, Though ye yourselves are unaware, The antidote of our despair,-- Exorcists of our hopelessness.
