used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
anew
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
DOLORES
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From this reading DOLORES.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
Doña
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From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
glancesnounUS /ˈɡlænsɪz/
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
guidesnounUS /ɡaɪdz/
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
a small worthless amount
From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
latticenounUS /ˈlætəs/
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
without good reason
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
engage in
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
marsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
not any; not one
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
Serafina
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From this reading The next day Jack came back with Dolores and Doña Serafina.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
spheresnounUS /sfɪrz/
plural of “sphere” — a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
carry out
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
up to a particular time
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
twainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
at the time that
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh let those eyes look down on me, Oh let those glances wander free, And I will take those stars to be My guides for life, Across the ocean of wild strife, Dolores!
in the company of; together with
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading My heart Those looks have rent apart, And now 'tis torn in twain; Oh take That broken heart, and make With kiss it whole again; Oh lightly from thy lattice bend, Give but a smile, and it will mend, Then love will love be till we end Our life of tears, For some sweet life in yonder spheres, Dolores!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your eyes Are dark as midnight skies, And bright as midnight stars, Their glance Is full of love's romance, When no hate loving mars.
