1807
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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
1892
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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
anew
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
(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 all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
placed in a grave
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
Clemence
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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
gentleradjectiveUS /ˈdʒentlər/
comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
death of a person
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
Greenleaf
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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
GRISETTE
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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
not in action or at work
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
immediately past
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
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 John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
come together
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
memory's
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From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
many times at short intervals
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
and nothing more
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
cut with a saw
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
SeinenounUS /seɪn/
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
express in speech
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
(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 Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes;
at the time that
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The few strange words my lips had taught Thy timid voice to speak, Their gentler signs, which often brought Fresh roses to thy cheek, The trailing of thy long loose hair Bent o'er my couch of pain, All, all returned, more sweet, more fair; Oh, had we met again!
WhittiernounUS /ˈwɪtiər/
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading John Greenleaf Whittier [1807-1892] LA GRISETTE Ah, Clemence! when I saw thee last Trip down the Rue de Seine, And turning, when thy form had passed, I said, "We meet again, - I dreamed not in that idle glance Thy latest image came, And only left to memory's trance A shadow and a name.
the words that are spoken
From this reading For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
