used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
(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 Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
Belovèd
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From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
ChasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
crimson-coloured
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From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
DescendsverbUS /dɪˈsendz/
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
enamoured
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From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
divisible by two
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading TO THE EVENING STAR.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
flowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
GemnounUS /dʒem/
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
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 O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
Love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
come together
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
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! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
orbnounUS /ɔːrb/
the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
pensile
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From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
plighted
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From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
propitiousadjectiveUS /prəˈpɪʃəs/
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
move upward
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
seem'st
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From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
soul-subduing
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From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading TO THE EVENING STAR.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading O! sacred to the fall of day, Queen of propitious stars appear, And early rise and long delay, When Caroline herself is here!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE EVENING STAR.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE EVENING STAR.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
unheavenly
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From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
at the time that
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Gem of the crimson-coloured Even, Companion of retiring day, Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Belovèd star dost thou delay?
witcherynoun
the art of sorcery
From this reading Thine is the breathing, blushing hour, When all unheavenly passions fly, Chased by the soul-subduing power Of Love’s delicious witchery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So fair thy pensile beauty burns, When soft the tear of twilight flows; So due thy plighted love returns, To chambers brighter than the rose, To Peace, to Pleasure, and to Love, So kind a star thou seem’st to be, Sure some enamoured orb above Descends and burns to meet with thee.
