used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
covertnounUS /ˈkoʊvərt/
a flock of coots
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
enticeverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪs/
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
depressingly dark
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
holieradjectiveUS /ˈhoʊliər/
comparative of “holy” — belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
lendsverbUS /lendz/
third-person singular of “lend” — bestow a quality on
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
MILTONnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading MILTON.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
revolvedadjectiveUS /riˈvɑːlvd/
turned in a circle around an axis
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
sorcerernounUS /ˈsɔːr.sər.ər/
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
up to a particular time
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
at the time that
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, Lady; while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice With some other new device.
Woodford
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a word or needless sound Till we come to holier ground.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Never was maiden in a worse position than that in which Anne Woodford felt herself when she revolved the matter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be your faithful guide Through this gloomy covert wide."
