Chapter X · Chapter 10

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

later than; following

From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

anew

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

without doubt or question

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

give a description of

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

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From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

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From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

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From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

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From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

and nothing more

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

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From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

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 So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

and nothing more

From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

above and across; more than

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

filled with bewilderment

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

get something; come into possession of

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading So long hopeless, so long hungry as she had been after this taste, she only hungered the more.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

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From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The old expressions of joy seemed utterly inadequate to describe her feelings.

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From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Soul, receive into thyself the warm and radiant life of heaven, to breathe it out again as spiritual fragrance over other lives, and so change this wilderness-world into the garden of the Lord!

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading This is the lovely moral which hides within the roses of June, and makes more than half their sweetness."--_Lucy Larcom._ And Mrs. Hayden?

but in spite of that

From this reading It seemed that she was veritably dreaming of heaven, such a sense of largeness, of freedom, had come over her, so much wider was her horizon, so much more clearly could she see and understand the hard questions that had always puzzled her, and yet she had, as it were, just come to the edge of the beautiful flower-dotted, dew-besprinkled field that seemed spreading out before her.