used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
Albemarle
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From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
ANONadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading --ANON.
BedlamnounUS /ˈbedləm/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading (_Tom o' Bedlam_).
on the far side of; further than
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
the act of burning something
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
Methinks
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From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
not any; not one
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
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 (_Tom o' Bedlam_).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
RegionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
possessing material wealth
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
Scarce-Imaginable
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From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
male cat
From this reading (_Tom o' Bedlam_).
TourneynounUS /ˈtɜːrni/
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance London John Murray, Albemarle Street, W.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
Whereof
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From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a heart of furious fancies, Whereof I am commander: With a burning spear, And a horse of air, To the wilderness I wander;
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading With a Knight of ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to Tourney: Ten leagues beyond The wide world's end; Methinks it is no journey.
