Chapter XXX

later than; following

From this reading The week after, she came for two days, and brought Brenda.

anew

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

how long something has existed

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

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From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

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From this reading The week after, she came for two days, and brought Brenda.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The week after, she came for two days, and brought Brenda.

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading --ROBERT BROWNING.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

without doubt or question

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

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From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The week after, she came for two days, and brought Brenda.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

for a limitless time

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

for this reason

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

and nothing more

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

a particular point in time

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

a form of address for a man

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

and nothing more

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the time that has elapsed

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the possibility of future success

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading --ROBERT BROWNING.

done under pressure

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

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 THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The week after, she came for two days, and brought Brenda.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Melicent only came down to Clunbury for one day the following week; and Mr. Helston was with her.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "Else it loses what it lived for, And eternally must lose it; Better ends may be in prospect, Deeper blisses (if you choose it); But this life's end and this love-bliss Have been lost here; doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, Mine and her souls rushed together?"

during the time that

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE TREACHERY "Doubt you if, in some such moment As she fixed me, she felt clearly Ages past the soul existed, Here an age 'tis resting merely, And hence fleets again for ages, While the true end, sole and single, It stops here for, is this love-way, With some other soul to mingle?