airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
the formal act of approving
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
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From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
Lily'snounUS /ˈlɪliːz/
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
lowlyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊli/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
pensiveadjectiveUS /ˈpensɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
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 Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything that lives Lives not alone nor for itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
the act of using
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The helpless Worm arose, and sat upon the Lily's leaf, And the bright Cloud sailed on, to find his partner in the vale.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Come forth, Worm of the silent valley, to thy pensive Queen.'
VirginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
WormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Fear not, and I will call The weak Worm from its lowly bed, and thou shalt hear its voice.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading The Cloud reclined upon his airy throne, and answered thus:-- 'Then if thou art the food of worms, O Virgin of the skies, How great thy use, how great thy blessing!
