used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
usually; as a rule
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
LOWELLnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading LOWELL.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
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 Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
perturbedadjectiveUS /pərˈtɜːrbd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
QuietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
sleepsnounUS /sliːps/
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
the season of growth
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
carry out
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O Land of Quiet! to thy shore the surf Of the perturbed Present rolls and sleeps; Our storms breathe soft as June upon thy turf, And lure out blossoms.
precisely as stated
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were days of violent grief which for a little while followed each other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Elizabeth spent them out of doors; in the woods, on the rocks, by the water's edge.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would take her bible out with her, and sometimes try to read a little; but a very few words would generally touch some spring which set her off upon a torrent of sorrow.
