used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
AmbitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
a young female
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
joined in matrimony
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
the state of being asleep
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, folly to sigh For passions that die, Sir Poet, 'tis best to let sleeping dogs lie."
waifs
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From this reading The waifs of the life I had left behind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I looked into my mind, And what did I find?
which person or people
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "The tears of a girl, A blossom--a curl, The heart of a woman who married an Earl.
a late time of life
From this reading "Ambitions and fears, Gay laughter and tears, Dead sorrows, dead pleasures of long perished years.
