used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
Alastor
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From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
ARIEL
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From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
Bishopsgate
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From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
chaperonnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
Claire
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From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
dark-eyed
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From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
Elvira
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From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
a young female
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
interpretationnounUS /ˌɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən/
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
JUAN
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From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
Mab
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From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
oak-shades
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From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
Shelleys
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From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
SolitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Claire had made up her mind to follow him to Switzerland, and this dark-eyed girl was a flame and a force.
accept gladly
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading Since she left them, they had been living at Bishopsgate, on the border of Windsor Forest, and beneath the oak-shades of the Great Park Shelley had composed his first long poem since _Queen Mab_.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ARIEL AND DON JUAN Don Juan counted, however, without the energy of Elvira.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She arranged that the Shelleys should chaperon her, knowing that they, too, would welcome the idea of a change.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This was _Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude_, an imaginative interpretation of his spiritual experiences, and a record of the exquisite mountain, river, and woodland scenery of the past year.
