used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
how long something has existed
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
ashenadjectiveUS /ˈæʃən/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
carminenounUS /ˈkɑːrmən/
a variable color averaging a vivid red
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
delectableadjectiveUS /dɪˈlektəbəl/
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
falteredverbUS /ˈfɑːltərd/
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
frowardadjective
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
a long fixed look
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
gentlenessnounUS /ˈdʒentəlnəs/
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
not any; not one
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
plumagenounUS /ˈpluːmədʒ/
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
proud-wingèd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
recoiledverbUS /riˈkɔɪld/
past form of “recoil” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
Sirrahnoun
formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
Tagusnoun
a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
wedverbUS /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
a Caucasian
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
