AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
make calm or still
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
how
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From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
inundatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəndeɪtɪd/
covered with water
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
saturatedadjectiveUS /ˈsætʃəreɪtɪd/
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "See, how beautiful it is," I said, lowering my voice involuntarily.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was far from my thoughts.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I looked at her; inundated by the warm light of the sun, she seemed to me so calm, so serene.--About us, at our feet, above our heads, the country, the river, the heavens,--all were radiant; the air seemed to me quite saturated with splendor.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, very beautiful," she replied in the same tone, without looking at me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you and I were birds, how we would dart forth into space--into all that infinite blue!
