used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
BleedsverbUS /bliːdz/
third-person singular of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
cleaveverbUS /kliːv/
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
coverts
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From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
let fall to the ground
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
GUARDIAN-MASSINGER
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From this reading THE GUARDIAN-MASSINGER.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
pantsnounUS /pænts/
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
POPEnounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading POPE.
saddenverbUS /ˈsædən/
make unhappy
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
cut with a saw
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
sepulchrenoun
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
sequesteredadjectiveUS /sɪˈkwestərd/
providing privacy or seclusion
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Some sadden flash of lightning strike me blind, Or cleave the centre of the earth, that I May living find a sepulchre to swallow Me and my shame together!"
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading "So the struck deer, the arrow at his heart, Lies down to die in some sequestered part; There stretched unseen, in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went home, and as I walked into the house I saw a letter in Henry's handwriting lying on the table.
