used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
of short duration or distance
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
deathlessadjective
never dying
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
deux
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From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
et
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From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
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a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
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homme
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From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
HUGOnounUS /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading VICTOR HUGO.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
many-wounded
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
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 torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
puis
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From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
redeemedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdiːmd/
saved from the bondage of sin
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
sien
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From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
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stainsnounUS /steɪnz/
plural of “stain” — a soiled or discolored appearance
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having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
SWINBURNEnoun
English poet (1837-1909)
From this reading SWINBURNE.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
ToutnounUS /taʊt/
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading Tout homme deux pays—le sien et puis la France.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading O torn out of thy trance, O deathless, O my France, O many-wounded mother, O redeemed to reign!
unclosing
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From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
VICTORnounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading VICTOR HUGO.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
a Caucasian
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
a late time of life
From this reading O rarely sweet and bitter The bright brief tears that glitter On thine unclosing eyelids, proud of their own pain; The beautiful brief tears That wash the stains of years White as the names immortal of thy chosen and slain.
