accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
affectingadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
Ah
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From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
CAPTIVATEDadjectiveUS /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/
strongly attracted
From this reading THE _CAPTIVATED SOLDIER_.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Matilda has caught in the snare.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
gaz'd
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From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matilda has caught in the snare.
hasten'd
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From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
how
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From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
indiff'rence
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From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
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 Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
Matilda
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From this reading Matilda has caught in the snare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
resoundverbUS /ˌriːˈsaʊnd/
ring or echo with sound
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
snarenounUS /sner/
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading Matilda has caught in the snare.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading THE _CAPTIVATED SOLDIER_.
swains
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From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE _CAPTIVATED SOLDIER_.
thoughtlessadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtləs/
showing lack of careful thought
From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Long time I with freedom did range; With indiff’rence I gaz’d on the fair: Now my heart, how affecting the change!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
unacquaintedadjective
not knowledgeable about something specified
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
at the time that
From this reading Ah me! how unlucky the day, When thoughtless I hasten’d to view?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye swains unacquainted with love, Attend to my pitiful lay: My pipe shall resound through the grove, And my woes in sad accents display.
