used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
in a state of sleep
From this reading RAVENSHAW FALLS ASLEEP.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
CanterburynounUS /ˈkæntərberi/
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
clothing in general
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading RAVENSHAW FALLS ASLEEP.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
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 --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
liest
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From this reading "Thou liest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
RAVENSHAW
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAVENSHAW FALLS ASLEEP.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
in the near future
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
the season of growth
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
the rays of the sun
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou liest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
twitternounUS /ˈtwɪtər/
a series of chirps
From this reading The fresh green of spring, the flowers of May, the glad twitter of birds, met his senses on every side.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading --_The Sea Voyage._ Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road, and, having soon left the town behind him, began to feel a pleasant content in the sunlight and soft air.
