Chapter XXIV · The Lost Name

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

anew

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

in the past

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

the act of burning something

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

third-person singular of “dim” — switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

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

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

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

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

held dear

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

become covered with mist

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

move upward

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

cut with a saw

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

not in physical motion

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

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

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

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

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the mist, she saw David’s face, and quite suddenly in these few minutes it had grown years older.

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

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

precisely as stated

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.

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

From this reading When Elizabeth came to herself, the room was full of mist.

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From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

at the time that

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

in the company of; together with

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

a late time of life

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

the day immediately before today

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as yesterday, Oh, turn again and look again, for when you look I know The dusk of death is but a dream, that dreaming, dies away And leaves you with the lips I loved, three thousand years ago.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The mists of that forgotten dream, they fill your brooding eyes, With veil on strange revealing veil that wavers, and is gone, And still between the veiling mists, the dim, dead centuries rise, And still behind the farthest veil, your burning soul burns on.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading You are as old as Egypt, and as young as very Youth, Before your still, immortal eyes the ages come and go, The dusk of death is but a dream that dims the face of Truth— Oh, turn again, and look again, for when you look, I know.