used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
AddsnounUS /ædz/
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
affrightnoun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
(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 But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
aquanounUS /ˈækwə/
a shade of blue tinged with green
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
bloomy
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From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
cause to be bored
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
terminate
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
Comb'd
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From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
cometsnounUS /ˈkɑːməts/
plural of “comet” — (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
a female human offspring
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
deceasednounUS /dɪˈsiːst/
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
Desdemona
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From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
dittynounUS /ˈdɪti/
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
eclipseverbUS /ɪˈklɪps/
be greater in significance than
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
FaintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
death of a person
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
gushverbUS /ɡʌʃ/
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
lapp'd
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From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
lidsnounUS /lɪdz/
plural of “lid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
hear with intention
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
look'd
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From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
become covered with mist
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
MoorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
not in physical motion
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
Mussul
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From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
nataladjectiveUS /ˈneɪtəl/
relating to or accompanying birth
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
oped
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From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
PERI'S
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From this reading THE WATER PERI’S SONG.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
plaintiveadjectiveUS /ˈpleɪntɪv/
expressing sorrow
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
Push'd
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From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
rais'd
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From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
reflectionsnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
seem'd
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From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
get rid of
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
smother'd
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From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
SobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE WATER PERI’S SONG.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
tressesnounUS /ˈtresɪz/
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
Turn'd
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From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
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 THE WATER PERI’S SONG.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
weedyadjectiveUS /ˈwiːdi/
abounding with or resembling weeds
From this reading Next night, a head--a little lady head, Push’d through the waters a most glassy face, With weedy tresses, thrown apart and spread, Comb’d by ‘live ivory, to show the space Of a pale forehead, and two eyes that shed A soft blue mist, breathing a bloomy grace Over their sleepy lids--and so she rais’d Her _aqua_line nose above the stream, and gazed.
weepsverbUS /wiːps/
third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
wet-nursed
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From this reading Farewell, farewell, to my mother’s own daughter, The child that she wet-nursed is lapp’d in the wave; The _Mussul_-man coming to fish in this water, Adds a tear to the flood that weeps over her grave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
a Caucasian
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading But Heaven beheld, and awful witness bore, The moon in black eclipse deceased that night, Like Desdemona smother’d by the Moor-- The lady’s natal star with pale affright Fainted and fell--and what were stars before, Turn’d comets as the tale was brought to light, And all look’d downward on the fatal wave, And made their own reflections on her grave.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She oped her lips--lips of a gentle blush, So pale it seem’d near drowned to a white,-- She oped her lips, and forth there sprang a gush Of music bubbling through the surface light; The leaves are motionless, the breezes hush To listen to the air--and through the night There come these words of a most plaintive ditty, Sobbing as they would break all hearts with pity:
