Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

aimlessly drifting

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

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From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

fearless and daring

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

cause to be bored

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

the act of closing something

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a wide scope

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

set up or found

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

to a considerable degree

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a polite name for any woman

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

immediately past

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

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 In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.

in a relaxed manner; not rigid

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

above and across; more than

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

falling in drops or as if falling like rain

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

precisely, exactly

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

a person with unusual powers of foresight

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

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From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

an intense or violent exertion

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

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From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

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From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

a Caucasian

From this reading Lying, robed in snowy white That loosely flew to left and right The leaves upon her falling light Thro' the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot.

any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

slender and graceful

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And down the river's dim expanse-- Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance-- With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading And as the boat-head wound along The willowy hills and fields among, They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over tower'd Camelot; Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote _The Lady of Shalott._