the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
(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 Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
ANONYMOUSadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːnəməs/
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading ANONYMOUS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
put or send forth
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
dewsnounUS /duːz/
plural of “dew” — water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
let fall to the ground
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
DuncannounUS /ˈdʌŋkən/
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
essencenounUS /ˈesəns/
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
evermoreadverbUS /ˈevərmɔːr/
at any future time; in the future
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
garden-gate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
gobletnounUS /ˈɡɑːblət/
a drinking glass with a base and stem
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
Hilary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
the act of departing
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
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 One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
libationnoun
(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
held dear
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
not any; not one
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
and nothing more
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/
filled or impregnated with perfume
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
PrimrosenounUS /ˈprɪmroʊz/
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
strayedverbUS /streɪd/
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
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 “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One afternoon, Mr. Duncan and two of his daughters had gone over to Primrose Bank, Hilary being left with only Nest as her companion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child had been reading to her sister until she was tired, and then leaving her to reflection and silence on the green bank of the terrace, she strayed away to the garden-gate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Slow, drop by drop, to pour Our life’s whole essence perfumed through and through, With all the best we have, or can control, For the libation! cast it down before Your feet――then lift the goblet dry for evermore!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
but in spite of that
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
youth'snounUS /juːθs/
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “You ‘never loved me!’――No, you never knew―― You with youth’s dews yet glittering on your soul―― What ’tis to _love_.
