1884
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1892
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1896
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From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
Beauty's
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From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The first a lover bought.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
Bunner
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Destiny.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
DroopedverbUS /druːpt/
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first a lover bought.
florist's
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From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The first a lover bought.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
Scribner's
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It lay at rest, Like flower on flower, that night, on Beauty's breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [7] From "The Poems of H.C. Bunner," copyright, 1884, 1892, 1896, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three roses, wan as moonlight, and weighed down Each with its loveliness as with a crown, Drooped in a florist's window in a town.
