![]() Whitman turned to a poetic device called anaphora, employing the use of a repeated sound, word or phrase at the beginning of each line, or possibly, each stanza. I’ve no doubt the repetitious use of thee and thy for thirteen lines upfront (with the exception of one the, which sounds the same) caught your attention. To the free skies unpent and glad and strong. Launch’d o’er the prairies wide, across the lakes, Thy trills of shrieks by rocks and hills return’d, (No sweetness debonair of tearful harp or glib piano thine,) Law of thyself complete, thine own track firmly holding, Thy madly-whistled laughter, echoing, rumbling like an earthquake, Roll through my chant with all thy lawless music, thy swinging lamps With storm and buffeting gusts of wind and falling snow,īy day thy warning ringing bell to sound its notes,īy night thy silent signal lamps to swing. ![]() Type of the modern–emblem of motion and power–pulse of the continent,įor once come serve the Muse and merge in verse, even as here I see thee, Through gale or calm, now swift, now slack, yet steadily careering Thy train of cars behind, obedient, merrily following, Thy knitted frame, thy springs and valves, the tremulous twinkle of The dense and murky clouds out-belching from thy smoke-stack, Thy long, pale, floating vapor-pennants, tinged with delicate purple, Thy great protruding head-light fix’d in front, Thy metrical, now swelling pant and roar, now tapering in the distance, Thy ponderous side-bars, parallel and connecting rods, gyrating, Thy black cylindric body, golden brass and silvery steel, Thee in thy panoply, thy measur’d dual throbbing and thy beat convulsive, If you look for a plural word, use a singular word.Thee in the driving storm even as now, the snow, the winter-day declining, The ASL signs for French and France are the same. Likewise, if you look for an adjective word, try the noun or vice versa. If you look for "said", look up the word "say". For search in the dictionary, use the present-time verbs and base words. ![]() ![]() For plurals, verb inflections, word order, etc., learn grammar in the "ASL Learn" section. Video speed: Signing too fast in the videos? See HELP in the footer.ĪSL has its own grammar and structure in sentences that works differently from English. Browsing all the way down to the next search box is highly recommended. There are several signs for different meanings, contexts, and/or variations. Videos: The first video may be NOT the answer you're looking for. If you don't find a word/sign, you can send your request (only if a single link doesn't show in the result). :)Īdd a Word: This dictionary is not exhaustive ASL signs are constantly added to the dictionary. If you cannot find (perhaps overlook) a word but you can still see a list of links, then keep looking until the links disappear! Sharpening your eye or maybe refine your alphabetical index skill. "to", "he", etc.) to narrow down the words and pages in the list.įor best result, enter a short word in the search box, then select the alphetical letter (and page number if needed), and click on the blue link.ĭon't forget to click "All" back when you search another word with a different initial letter. For best result, enter a partial word to see variations of the word.Īlphabetical letters: It's useful for 1) a single-letter word (such as A, B, etc.) and 2) very short words (e.g. Click on the blue link to look up the word. Search/Filter: Enter a keyword in the filter/search box to see a list of available words with the "All" selection.
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