Chapter V · Chapter 5

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From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

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From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

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From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

not being in a specified place

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

later than; following

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

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From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

forming or set at an angle

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

fresh and animated

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

put or send forth

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

to say again or imitate

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

plural of “eddy” — founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

to or in any or all places

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

reflecting light

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Then leapt a trout.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

a song about love or expressing love for another person

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

the common people generally

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

having notes of fixed rhythmic value

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

resembling milk in color; not clear

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

plural of “minnow” — very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

not one thing; not anything

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

not divisible by two

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

be motionless, in suspension

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the quality of being alike

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

marked by absence of sound

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

in or at or to some place

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

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 Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A love-song I had somewhere read, An echo from a measured strain, Beat time to nothing in my head From some odd corner of the brain.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes

From this reading Then leapt a trout.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It haunted me, the morning long, With weary sameness in the rhymes, The phantom of a silent song, That went and came a thousand times.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

at the time that

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

in the company of; together with

From this reading Or from the bridge I lean’d to hear The milldam rushing down with noise, And see the minnows everywhere In crystal eddies glance and poise, The tall flag-flowers when[9] they sprung Below the range of stepping-stones, Or those three chestnuts near, that hung In masses thick with milky cones.[10]

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But, Alice, what an hour was that, When after roving in the woods (’Twas April then), I came and sat Below the chestnuts, when their buds Were glistening to the breezy blue; And on the slope, an absent fool, I cast me down, nor thought of you, But angled in the higher pool.[11]