used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
Ah
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From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
(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 To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
a young person of either sex
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
EKEBY
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From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
at any time
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
opinion or judgment
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
frownsnounUS /fraʊnz/
plural of “frown” — a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Soft as young squirrels you hung on your husband’s neck.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Soft as young squirrels you hung on your husband’s neck.
imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Soft as young squirrels you hung on your husband’s neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
not any; not one
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
oldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Soft as young squirrels you hung on your husband’s neck.
express in speech
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
squirrelsnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Soft as young squirrels you hung on your husband’s neck.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading You, sweet saints, like adored images stood in the temple of home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
at the time that
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
a Caucasian
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your voice never trembled with anger, no frowns ruffled your brow, your white hand was never harsh and hard.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE BALL AT EKEBY Ah, women of the olden times!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To speak of you is to speak of the kingdom of heaven; you were all beauties, ever bright, ever young, ever lovely and gentle as a mother’s eyes when she looks down on her child.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Soft as young squirrels you hung on your husband’s neck.
