used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
Ah
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From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
have
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
bygonenounUS /ˈbaɪɡɔːn/
past events to be put aside
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
CapriciousadjectiveUS /kəˈprɪʃəs/
changeable
From this reading Capricious, charming warbler!
put or send forth
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Capricious, charming warbler!
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
else
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From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
set up or found
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
Kielerfiord
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From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
Korsoer
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From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
labyrinthnounUS /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
NowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
any competition
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
reposed
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From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
deliver by singing
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
undyingadjectiveUS /ənˈdaɪɪŋ/
never dying
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
literature in metrical form
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
warblernounUS /ˈwɔːrblər/
a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
From this reading Capricious, charming warbler!
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will weave a wreath of woodbine.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading We will weave a wreath of woodbine.
in or at the place that
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
which person or people
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
belonging to which person
From this reading We will cast it into the waves, and they will bear it to Kielerfiord, upon whose coast thine ashes repose.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will weave a wreath of woodbine.
woodbinenoun
common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
From this reading We will weave a wreath of woodbine.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
wreathnounUS /riːθ/
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading We will weave a wreath of woodbine.
a late time of life
From this reading "The moon behind the island sink;" and sang it in undying verse, as afterwards thou didst sing the mountains of Switzerland; thou, who didst wander through the vast labyrinth of the world, and found that "Nowhere do the roses seem so red-- Ah! nowhere else the thorn so small appears, And nowhere makes the down so soft a bed, As that where innocence reposed in bygone years!"
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading It will bring a greeting from a younger race, a greeting from thy native town, Korsoer, where ends the row of pearls.
