used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/
the first light of day
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
bitter-sweet
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From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
dropt
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From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
EnlargesverbUS /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “enlarge” — make larger
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
to come or go into
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
FULFILMENTnoun
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
harpsichordnounUS /ˈhɑːrpsəkɔːrd/
a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
LeighnounUS /liː/
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
something that is lost
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
Marthe
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From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
over-brims
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From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
pebblenounUS /ˈpebəl/
a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
POPPYnounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading O dark, O moon and stars, O ecstasy Of darkness!
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
tappingnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
treason's
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From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
Trélan
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From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
Vergne
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From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
at the time that
From this reading _Aurora Leigh._ FULFILMENT _“When Love comes tapping_ _On the pane,_ _Let not his summons_ _Be in vain;_ _—‘Enter, Sweet, bring thou_ _Sun or rain!’”_ sang Marthe de la Vergne to the harpsichord in her light sweet voice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The strains floated through the open salon window to Valentine de Trélan as she sat outside in the September sunshine.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
winecup
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From this reading O great mystery of love,— In which absorbed, loss, anguish, treason’s self Enlarges rapture—as a pebble dropt In some full winecup over-brims the wine!”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE YELLOW POPPY “But oh, the night! oh! bitter-sweet, oh, sweet!
