1864
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
absorbverbUS /əbˈzɔːrb/
become imbued
From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
anew
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
bondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
CatalogueverbUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
divisionsnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
EURYDICEnoun
(Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
for a limitless time
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
LEIGHTON
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
metricaladjectiveUS /ˈmetrɪkəl/
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
on one occasion
From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
ORPHEUSnounUS /ˈɔːrfiəs/
(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
go across or through
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
