used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
anew
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
put or send forth
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
creatingverbUS /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
DiesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
dismayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪd/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
drowsyadjectiveUS /ˈdraʊzi/
half asleep
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
faints
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From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
flingingverbUS /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
havocnounUS /ˈhævək/
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night is waning!
immediately past
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night is waning!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
paternounUS /ˈpeɪtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
startlesnounUS /ˈstɑːrtəlz/
plural of “startle” — a sudden involuntary movement
From this reading Now and again a first call from the birds startles the drowsy air.
stridesnounUS /straɪdz/
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading Dies pater, Father of Day, is making rapid strides across the heavens, creating havoc as he goes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diana faints! the stars grow pale, flinging, as they die, a last soft glimmer across the sky.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading "And vain desires, and hopes dismayed, And fears that cast the earth in shade, My heart did fret."
waningnounUS /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
From this reading Night is waning!
