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I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest! EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864. But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow! Let them once more absorb me! One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let them once more absorb me!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let them once more absorb me!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.”
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
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From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
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From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
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From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
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From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
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From this reading Let them once more absorb me!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But give them me, the mouth, the eyes, the brow!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading One look now Will lap me round forever, not to pass Out of its light, though darkness lie beyond: Hold me but safe again within the bond Of one immortal look!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading EURYDICE TO ORPHEUS A PICTURE BY LEIGHTON First published, without metrical divisions, in the _Royal Academy Catalogue_, 1864.
