Chapter II

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

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

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

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

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

without care or concern

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

a period of 100 years

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

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

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

at any time

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

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

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "'Had it lain for a century dead,'" he repeated slowly.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

characterized by or capable of producing music

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

on one occasion

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

above and across; more than

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

literature in metrical form

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

recurring again and again

From this reading "'Had it lain for a century dead,'" he repeated slowly.

possessing material wealth

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

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

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

a person who sings

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading "'Had it lain for a century dead,'" he repeated slowly.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

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

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

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

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

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

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

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

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

at the time that

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "Ah, me! the difference between poetry and fact--when I have lain for a century dead, the light footfalls of a fair woman will not awaken me.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"

the words that are spoken

From this reading A rich musical voice trolled out the words, not once, but many times over--carelessly at first, and then the full sense of them seemed to strike the singer.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "She is coming--my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead."

but in spite of that

From this reading 'Beyond the sun, woman's beauty and woman's love are of small account;' yet here--ah, when will she come?"