used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
Abbeytown
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
Allworth
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
AnchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərədʒ/
the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
assuredlyadverbUS /əˈʃʊrədli/
without a doubt
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
blandadjectiveUS /blænd/
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
placed in a grave
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
chillingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
provoking fear terror
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
Edenlawn
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
equi-distant
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From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
an old word for “before”
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
depressingly dark
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
a state of high honor
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
LightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
used to form the superlative
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
not any; not one
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
Warfield
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
a late time of life
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
