used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
make calm or still
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
clench'd
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From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
FraunounUS /fraʊ/
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
full-bough'd
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From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
full-leav'd
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From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
garden-ways
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From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
the light of the Moon
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
moonshot
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From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
compacted by ironing
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
reception-room
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From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
Sara
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From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
not in physical motion
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading And tall and still, down the garden-ways, She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
TranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
a shaky motion
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
Wilhelmi's
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From this reading Sara laid her cloak on a table, and followed the servant into Frau Wilhelmi’s reception-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief, Her hands clench’d down, she pressed from sight; And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree, Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.’
an affirmative
From this reading ‘YES.’
