used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
(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 For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
on or to one side
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
see with attention
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
caringnounUS /ˈkerɪŋ/
a loving feeling
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
the first light of day
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
at any time
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
henceforwardadverb
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
jadedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒeɪdəd/
exhausted
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
and nothing more
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
quietnessnounUS /ˈkwaɪətnəs/
the property of making no sound
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
short-livedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtˈlaɪvd/
lasting a very short time
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
toilingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔɪlɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
twin-sister
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From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
unceasingadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːsɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
not expected or anticipated
From this reading A little pure surprise—a little rubbing of the eyes—a little unexpected difference—some trivial exclamation—and our hands would stretch toward that sun—and night be day, and day but a passing, short-lived night henceforward.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
weary-eyed
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From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
at the time that
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
which person or people
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
world-worn
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From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But what would be our brightness and our joy if at the end of toiling day, jaded and world-worn, we went out to see the sun set, and behold! it rose.
wraithnoun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading We see the sun depart and turn aside and sigh, since with the sudden twilight the wraith of Silence rises and wraps us all in quietness and thought.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading For Dawn with all its freshness laughs and leaves us, caring not that it has come at the wrong side of day, knowing well that its twin-sister, Sunset, has beauties only for the weary-eyed and sad.
but in spite of that
From this reading Who ever yet rising with dawn felt not some disappointment when it died away and left nothing but Working Day, its one unceasing gift?
