used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Said to be by Rogers.)
on the far side of; further than
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (Said to be by Rogers.)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
confinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfaɪnz/
a bounded scope
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
ContainverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
Emily
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From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
Justina
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From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/
with honesty
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
a narrow way or road
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
go away from a place
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY.
Mortimer's
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From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
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 O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY.
PLEASURESnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY.
poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading (Said to be by Rogers.)
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading (Said to be by Rogers.)
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
supremelyadverbUS /suːˈpriːməli/
to the maximum degree
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (Said to be by Rogers.)
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading O supremely blest And justly proud beyond a poet's praise, If the pure confines of thy tranquil breast Contain indeed the subject of thy lays."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few days after this Emily was coming down the lane leading to John Mortimer's house, having taken leave of Justina at the railway station.
