(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 That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
Motherwellnoun
United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991)
From this reading * * * * * William Motherwell.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
the middle of the day
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
remotestadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊtəst/
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
SmilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
not in physical motion
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Water! the Water!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading The merry, wanton brook That bent itself to pleasure me, Like mine old shepherd crook.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Water! the Water!
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From this reading * * * * * William Motherwell.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading That sang so sweet at noon, And sweeter still all night, to win Smiles from the pale proud moon, And from the little fairy faces That gleam in heaven's remotest places.
