adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
ANTHONYnounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading (ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.)
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
Clarinda
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
Clarinda's
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
CupidnounUS /ˈkjuːpɪd/
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
HOPEnounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading (ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.)
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
lawn-tennis
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
Natterley
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
NearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
pansiesnounUS /ˈpænziz/
plural of “pansy” — large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
PSEUDnoun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading (ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.)
quiververbUS /ˈkwɪvər/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
reedyadjectiveUS /ˈriːdi/
having a tone of a reed instrument
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
Sterling'snounUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋz/
possessive form of “sterling” — British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
