Chapter XIII

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

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From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

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From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

a line made of twisted fibers or threads

From this reading THE SILKEN CORD.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

wet with dew

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

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

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

at any time

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

opinion or judgment

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

third-person singular of “hail” — praise vociferously

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

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

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

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

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

a polite name for any woman

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

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

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

impressive in appearance

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

capable of being influenced or formed

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

the act of returning money received previously

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading She ceased, and the heart of Euphrasie In the joy forgot the sigh."

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading THE SILKEN CORD.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading THE SILKEN CORD.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

an old word for “yours”

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

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

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must go a little back in this, our history, to inform the reader how the daughters of Lord Drummond received his proposition of making one of them Lady of Home and the other Lady of Hailes.

during the time that

From this reading "Faintingly her head she bendeth, And on my dim and dewy eyes, A kiss her purple mouth bestoweth, Sweet repayment, while she sighs-- 'Ah, that fondling in thine arms, Thus may I ever live and die!'

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He did not find them quite so pliant or acquiescent as the noble lords for whom he destined them.