used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
blackeradjectiveUS /ˈblækər/
comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
increase twofold
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
flushesnounUS /ˈflʌʃɪz/
plural of “flush” — the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
a young female
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
immediately past
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Malcolm
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From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
not any; not one
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
and nothing more
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
quickeradverbUS /ˈkwɪkər/
more quickly
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
look attentively
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
at the time that
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
