used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading How airy their movements, how nimble their feet!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
have
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
carolsnounUS /ˈkerəlz/
plural of “carol” — joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
damsels
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From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
entwin'd
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From this reading What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
opinion or judgment
From this reading How their eyes sparkle pleasure whenever they meet!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading How airy their movements, how nimble their feet!
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
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 What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
for this reason
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
how
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From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
keeneradjectiveUS /ˈkiːnər/
comparative of “keen” — having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
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 What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
come together
From this reading How their eyes sparkle pleasure whenever they meet!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading How airy their movements, how nimble their feet!
nimbleadjectiveUS /ˈnɪmbəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading How airy their movements, how nimble their feet!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading How their eyes sparkle pleasure whenever they meet!
poignantlyadverbUS /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/
in a poignant or touching manner
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
rapturousadjectiveUS /ˈræptʃərəs/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
RemembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading How their eyes sparkle pleasure whenever they meet!
not in physical motion
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How their eyes sparkle pleasure whenever they meet!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "See the damsels around thee, how joyous they are!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sweet flowers are entwin'd in their long, floating hair!
at the time that
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading How their eyes sparkle pleasure whenever they meet!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O! bear her from hence! when she sees them rejoice, Still keener the pain of her agony burns; And when Joy carols by, with a rapturous voice, To hopeless Remembrance more poignantly turns.
