Emily Dickinson Lexicon

ensuing, verbal adj. [see ensue, v.] (webplay: peace).

Following; succeeding; subsequent; coming after.

entail (-ed), v. [OFr < L. in, into + taleāre, to cut.]

Include; to settle on.

enter (-ed, -s), v. [Fr. < L.]

1. Proceed; go or to come in.
2. Join; [word play unites with Adam.]
3. Register [word play] suggest we think about eternal gain.
4. Strike.

entering, n. [see enter, v.]

1. Pass into; being able to go in.
2. Continue; [word play] alludes to Moses not living in the land of Canaan.

enterprise, n. [OFr entre, between + prendre, to take.]

Work, or task that is difficult, or risky.

entertain (-s, -ed, -ing), v. [L. inter, among + tenir, to hold.]

1. Amuse; show hospitality.
2. Harbor; protect.
3. Receive; [word play] acquire or welcome.
4. Accommodate; [word play] to be overwhelm by.

enthrall, v. [OE.]

1. Mesmerize; hold spellbound.
2. Enslave, bring into bondage.

enthralling, adj. [see enthrall, v.]

Captivating; entrancing; mesmerizing; transfixing; gripping; dizzyingly enchanting; completely engaging; that captures the attention absolutely.

entice (-ed), v. [OFr 'to set on fire, to add fuel to'.]

Allure; attract seductivly.

entire, adj. [Fr. < L. in, not + *tag-, to touch.]

Whole, having no part left out.