from one side of something to the other
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DAWN Four by the clock.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading DAWN Four by the clock.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
the first light of day
From this reading DAWN Four by the clock.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading DAWN Four by the clock.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
kitchen-lamp
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From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Longfellow._ At dawn I leaned over and blew out the kitchen-lamp.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
SendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Only the lamp in the anchored bark Sends its glimmer across the dark, And the heavy breathing of the sea Is the only sound that comes to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAWN Four by the clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet not day; But the great world rolls and wheels away, With its cities on land and its ships at sea, Into the dawn that is to be.
