used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
confined by bonds
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
Duldy
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From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
Faerynoun
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
set up or found
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
I'm
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From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
jetnounUS /dʒet/
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
conformity or harmony
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
become covered with mist
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
night-closed
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From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
on one occasion
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
and nothing more
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
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 Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
sinuousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪnwəs/
curved or curving in and out
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
the state of being asleep
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
spellsnounUS /spelz/
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Lovely Princess, I have found thee Sleeping like a night-closed flower, Of my heart I queen have crowned thee, So tho’ evil spells have bound thee, Laugh to scorn all magic power.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
up to a particular time
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
topmostadjective
at or nearest to the top
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
vigilnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəl/
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
violetnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
wanedverbUS /weɪnd/
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
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 Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
showing sorrow
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “O my lovely Princess sleeping, By the spells of evil chained, At thy side I’m vigil keeping, Longing, hoping, smiling, weeping, While the day hath slowly waned.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
writhedadjectiveUS /rɪθd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading Duldy now emptied all the powder on the fire, and a thick violet mist arose, which, trailing along the floor like a sinuous serpent, writhed across to the fountain and commenced to coil around it.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Coil after coil it curled around, till it reached the topmost basin, so that the whole fountain could not be seen, but only the slender jet of water which shot out of the violet mist like the yellow horn of a trumpet lily.
but in spite of that
From this reading In thy sleep are visions gleaming, Faery visions from above, Yet tho’ lovely be thy dreaming, All these visions are but seeming, Wake once more to life and love.
