Chapter II · Chapter 2

in an admirable manner

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

(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 Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

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From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

start firing a weapon

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

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From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

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From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

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

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

favorable to life and growth

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

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

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

of the present time and place

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

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From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

not any; not one

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

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

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The early chorus of the cheerful Grove, Gave point to Gratitude; and fire to Love.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

plural of “praise” — an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

make a promise or commitment

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

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From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

make visible

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

possessive form of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

not in physical motion

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

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

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

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

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

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

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

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

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

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

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

in or at the place that

From this reading Now tasted all:--for I have heard and seen The long-remember'd voice, the church, the green;-- And oft by Friendship's gentle hand been led Where many an hospitable board was spread.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

which person or people

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

in a willing manner

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Who could resist the call?--that, Giles had done, Nor heard the Birds, nor seen the rising Sun; Had not Benevolence, with cheering ray, And Greatness stoop'd, indulgent to display Praise which does surely not to Giles belong, But to the objects that inspir'd his song.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Immediate pleasure from those praises flow'd: Remoter bliss within his bosom glow'd!

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading These would I name,... but each, and all can feel What the full heart would willingly reveal: Nor needs be told; that at each season's birth, Still the enamell'd, or the scorching Earth Gave, as each morn or weary night would come, Ideal sweetness to my distant home:-- Ideal now no more;--for, to my view Spring's promise rose, how admirably true!!