used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
bouncedverbUS /baʊnst/
past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
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 [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
Dionaea's
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From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
EosnounUS /ˈiːɑːs/
(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
fractionnounUS /ˈfrækʃən/
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
for more time
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
the force of workers available
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
not any; not one
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
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 And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
possessing sweep
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Like a flash of light the gleaming sword swept down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
moved around an axis or center
From this reading [Sidenote: The evil magic of the Goddess Diana turned men to stone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fraction of a second later a portion of it no longer gleamed: it was crimson!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would the power of the strange Eos be strong enough to turn them back to living men?]
