used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
anew
From this reading [He breaks down again.]
(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 O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading [He breaks down again.]
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
CrueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [He breaks down again.]
remove the dust from
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
the act of departing
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He breaks down again.]
heatsnounUS /hiːts/
plural of “heat” — a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Sollers: It heats my mind!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
It's
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From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
and nothing more
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
engage in
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sollers: It heats my mind!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sollers: It heats my mind!
NaughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
paringnounUS /ˈperɪŋ/
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
with low volume
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
slaughteringverbUS /ˈslɔːtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “slaughter” — kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Naught but to make Cruel as may be the slaughtering of it.
move stealthily
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
Sollers
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From this reading Sollers: It heats my mind!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
a special situation
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
what's
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From this reading O it did seem to me so safe and homely, The moon quietly going about the earth; It's a rare place we have to live in, here; And life is such a comfortable thing-- And what's the sense of it all?
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was so silver! and the sun had left A kind of tawny red, a dust of fine Thin light upon the blue where she was lying,-- Just a curled paring of the moon, amid The faint grey cloud that set the gleaming wheel Around the tilted slip of shining silver.
