used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
the act of burning something
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
church'snounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃəz/
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
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 With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DARKNESS.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
opinion or judgment
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
occasionedverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənd/
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
slewverbUS /sluː/
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
StrikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
at the time that
From this reading When the light came, I was lying in this chamber--and alone.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 'Twas my strength of passion slew me! fell before her like a stone; Fast the dreadful world rolled from me, on its roaring wheels of blackness!
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading With such wrong and woe exhausted, what I suffered and occasioned-- As a wild horse through a city, runs, with lightning in his eyes, And then dashing at a church's cold and passive wall impassioned, Strikes the death into his burning brain, and blindly drops and dies-- So I fell struck down before her!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you blame me, friends, for weakness?
