used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
baptismnounUS /ˈbæptɪzəm/
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
lacking funds
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
curtainedadjective
furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
faintnessnounUS /ˈfeɪntnəs/
a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
flutterings
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From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
Ford'snounUS /fɔːrdz/
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
infantnounUS /ˈɪnfənt/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
MornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
motherlessadjectiveUS /ˈmʌðərlɪs/
having no living or known mother
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
cut with a saw
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
slumbered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
undreaming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
unevenlyadverbUS /əˈniːvənli/
in an uneven and irregular way
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
belonging to which person
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
