1904
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From this reading 1904.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
iiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading MICAH iii.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
Love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
lovelike
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From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
MakesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
MICAHnounUS /ˈmaɪkə/
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
From this reading MICAH iii.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
QUESTIONverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
sepulchring
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From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
slovening
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From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
WishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “To clasp me in lovelike weather, Wish fixing when, He says: To be together At will, just now and then, Makes him the blest of men;
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “But chained and doomed for life To slovening As vulgar man and wife, He says, is another thing: Yea: sweet Love’s sepulchring!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DREAM QUESTION “It shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine.”
