Chapter XII · [D]

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

in a keen or penetrating way

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

a farewell remark

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

anew

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

how long something has existed

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

(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 We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

feeling or showing anger

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

at another time

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

propose a payment

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a young person of either sex

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a female human offspring

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

show in, or as in, a picture

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

be worthy or deserving

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

in a dim indistinct manner

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

any strong feeling

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

time without end

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

changed for (replaced by) something different

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

something many people believe that is false

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

start firing a weapon

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

yet to be or coming

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the time yet to come

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a state of high honor

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the act of departing

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

destroyed or killed

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

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

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

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From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

past form of “insulate” — protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

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

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

plural of “islander” — an inhabitant of an island

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

past form of “launch” — set up or found

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

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 _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

social deportment

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

characteristic of a mother

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

and nothing more

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

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From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

by chance

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a slow or gradual disappearance

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

plural of “scalp” — the skin that covers the top of the head

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

detached by cutting

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the act of severing

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

filled with shade

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Looking on the receding shore we feel all our friends are there, and all going away--there all our hopes, our home, our affections.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

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

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a male human offspring

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

not in physical motion

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

nobility in thought or feeling or style

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

in or at that place or location

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We are islanders; all our ideas are severed like our land from other nations; we glory in our insulated position; we glory in our insulated manners; and there breathes not son nor daughter--or if they breathe they deserve not the name of Briton--who does not acutely feel the first severing from home.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

a shaky motion

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

not known

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

defying expression or description

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

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 It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

at the time that

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!

in or at the place that

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

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

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

a Caucasian

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

which person or people

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

belonging to which person

From this reading "Still those white cliffs faintly glimmer, Still I see my island home."--_Anon._ "Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche--the thunderbolt of snow!"

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Childe Harold._ Only those who have viewed the white cliffs of Albion sink beneath the circumambient waters, only those who have left Old England on the lee in their out-bound vessel, can fancy the unspeakable emotion, or depict the melancholy feelings with which we first bid our island adieu.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading It is the feeling of the child weaned from the maternal breast--the lover parted from his love--the dying man trembling as he is launched on the sea of futurity; the firm land is gone--the known exchanged for the unknown, or at least dimly shadowed future; above angry skies--beneath unfathomed depths--around faithless waves--and behind the land of our love fast receding, perhaps never to be seen again, or seen when the fire of youth has smouldered low--the energy of youth has been exchanged for the caution of age--and dull reality has shown how vain the dreams of childhood!