aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
have
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
cannot
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From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
else
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From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
assemble or get together
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
Heart-of-mine
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From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
how
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From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
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 And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
a course of conduct
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
except for; apart from
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
sheavesnounUS /ʃiːvz/
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And fare you well, Heart-of-mine, for I must be gone, and now the time is long indeed."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Alas! if among the children were those I might not bear to you!
in or at the place that
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Heart-of-mine, where but back to earth, to do the work you left undone, to gather up, with patience and with toil, the sheaves you left behind!"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Oh! whither, Beloved of my soul, from my arms that clasp yet cannot hold you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None else, save children: they cried about my path, but how could I stay for them while you waited?"
