1
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
1824
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
5
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
beloved's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
comest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
DelightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
PosthumousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːstʃʊməs/
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
PublishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
RarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading [Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading *** SONG.
SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
transcriptnounUS /ˈtrænskrɪpt/
something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech
From this reading There is a transcript in the Harvard manuscript book.] 1.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, _5 Are heaped for the beloved's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on.
