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From this reading (1) THE GROUNDSWELL.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
dolefuladjectiveUS /ˈdoʊlfəl/
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
Funebre
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From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
GROUNDSWELL
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From this reading (1) THE GROUNDSWELL.
gullverbUS /ɡʌl/
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
jetsamnoun
the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
provided with artificial light
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
Marcia
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From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
not any; not one
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
rustyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌsti/
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
slatyadjective
of the color of slate or granite
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
slidesnounUS /slaɪdz/
plural of “slide” — a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
smudgenounUS /smʌdʒ/
a smoky fire to drive away insects
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
starvingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (1) THE GROUNDSWELL.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
waddling
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From this reading The lifeless chilly slaty sky with no blue hope is lit, A rusty waddling steamer plants a smudge of smoke on it.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
belonging to which person
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The cold and naked wind runs shivering over the sands, Salt are its eyes, open its mouth, its brow wet, blue its hands.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Marcia Funebre._ With heavy doleful clamour, hour on hour, and day on day, The muddy groundswell lifts and breaks and falls and slides away.
wreckagenounUS /ˈrekədʒ/
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading It finds naught but a starving gull whose wings trail at its side, And the dull battered wreckage, grey jetsam of the tide.
