used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TEMPTER AND THE TEMPTED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Now and then he paused to brush the moisture from his coat.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Now and then he paused to brush the moisture from his coat.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
cooingverbUS /ˈkuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “coo” — speak softly or lovingly
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
LeicesternounUS /ˈlestər/
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
luresnounUS /lʊrz/
plural of “lure” — qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
moisturenounUS /ˈmɔɪstʃər/
wetness caused by water
From this reading Now and then he paused to brush the moisture from his coat.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
murmursnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərz/
plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then he paused to brush the moisture from his coat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
go across or through
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Now and then he paused to brush the moisture from his coat.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading Soft and low the murmurs fell from his lips, like the suppressed cooing of a bird.
TEMPTEDverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading THE TEMPTER AND THE TEMPTED.
TEMPTERnoun
a person who tempts others
From this reading THE TEMPTER AND THE TEMPTED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPTER AND THE TEMPTED.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then he paused to brush the moisture from his coat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
WatchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Leicester went to his room humming a tune as he moved along the passages.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The serpent, coiled within the grass, With open jaw and eager eyes, Watches the careless wild bird pass, And lures him from his native skies.
