used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
ay
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From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Let them try To conquer the light, and the wind, and the sky!
cruciblenounUS /ˈkruːsəbəl/
a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
distressesnounUS /dɪˈstresɪz/
plural of “distress” — psychological suffering
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
emanating from God
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
opinion or judgment
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
fathomed
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From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
FoolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
forget-me-notnoun
small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
lirenounUS /ˈlɪrə/
plural of “lira” — the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
mortarnounUS /ˈmɔːrtər/
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
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 eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Let them try To conquer the light, and the wind, and the sky!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fools! let them fathom lire, and beat Light in a mortar; ay, and heat Soul in a crucible!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
an old word for “yours”
From this reading O little lady, do they divine That they have fathomed thee and thine?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let them try To conquer the light, and the wind, and the sky!
tressesnounUS /ˈtresɪz/
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Let them try To conquer the light, and the wind, and the sky!
Wash'd
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From this reading O eyes of pale forget-me-not blue, Wash’d more pale by a dreamy dew!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Let them try To conquer the light, and the wind, and the sky!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading O red red lips, O dainty tresses, O heart the breath of the world distresses!
