used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
(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 Julia sat with her grandmother all the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
birth-day
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From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
effulgencenoun
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
EnchantmentnounUS /enˈtʃæntmənt/
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
fleecesnounUS /ˈfliːsɪz/
plural of “fleece” — the wool of a sheep or similar animal
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
coins made of gold
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Julia sat with her grandmother all the morning.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
InscrutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskruːtəbəl/
of an obscure nature
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
involvingverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
Julia
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From this reading Julia sat with her grandmother all the morning.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
lustrenounUS /ˈlʌstər/
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
magnificencenoun
splendid or imposing in size or appearance
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
midadjectiveUS /mɪd/
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
MontgomerynounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
possessing material wealth
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
carry out
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading After dinner, Frances relieved guard, and begged of her sister, as the evening was fine, to take a little walk.
wand'rers
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From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The morning after the festival given for the birth-day, Mrs. Montgomery, partly from having taken cold, and partly from fatigue, felt far from well, and consequently remained in bed the entire of the day.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Slowly The silent moments stole a chill o’er this Enchantment, the bright wand’rers disappeared; The western paradise closed her gates; And gray twilight, sat on the mountain side.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “The sun had set in rich magnificence: The west was a region of golden light, Inscrutable in lustre, involving The imagination in its ocean Of effulgence: while from its distant shores Of miraculous brightness, came floating, On mid air, light fleeces of gold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Julia sat with her grandmother all the morning.
