used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
affectionsnounUS /əˈfekʃənz/
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
brought into existence
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of the immense range, beyond, of womanhood he could not sing.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But of the immense range, beyond, of womanhood he could not sing.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
DRAMATICadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
apart from; not including
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
exquisitenessnoun
extreme beauty of a delicate sort
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
a young female
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But of the immense range, beyond, of womanhood he could not sing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading But of the immense range, beyond, of womanhood he could not sing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
interchangenounUS /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒ/
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
love-poems
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From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
LYRICSnounUS /ˈlɪrɪks/
plural of “lyric” — the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
maidenhoodnoun
the childhood of a girl
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
motherhoodnounUS /ˈmʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
not any; not one
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
penetrationnounUS /ˌpenəˈtreɪʃən/
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
POMPILIA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading But of the immense range, beyond, of womanhood he could not sing.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
only a very short time before
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
deliver by singing
From this reading But of the immense range, beyond, of womanhood he could not sing.
sisterhoodnounUS /ˈsɪstərhʊd/
the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
having come into contact
From this reading Coleridge, except in a few love-poems, scarcely touched them.
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
wifehood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What motherhood in its deep grief and joy, what sisterhood and wifehood may be, have never been sung with more penetration and exquisiteness than Wordsworth sang them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
WOMANHOODnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading Wordsworth did not get beyond the womanhood of the home affections, except in a few lovely and spiritual sketches of girlhood which are unique in our literature, in which maidenhood and the soul of nature so interchange their beauty that the girl seems born of the lonely loveliness of nature and lives with her mother like a child.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _WOMANHOOD IN BROWNING_ (_THE DRAMATIC LYRICS AND POMPILIA_) No modern poet has written of women with such variety as Browning.
