adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
continueverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuː/
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
divedverbUS /daɪvd/
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
femalesnounUS /ˈfiːmeɪlz/
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
IcarusnounUS /ˈɪkɜːrəs/
(Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
LeandernounUS /liˈændər/
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
leap'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
LesbiannounUS /ˈlezbiən/
a female homosexual
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
Leucadia's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
miffnoun
a state of irritation or annoyance
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
necromancynounUS /ˈnekrəmænsi/
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
Phaon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
pursuersnounUS /pərˈsuːərz/
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
SandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Sands.
Sapphonoun
the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
sea-sickness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
slightnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
Spike's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
tropicsnounUS /ˈtrɑːpɪks/
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The females had suffered slight attacks of sea-sickness, and recovered from them, and the brig was safe from all her pursuers.
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Leander dived for love, Leucadia's cliff The Lesbian Sappho leap'd from in a miff, To punish Phaon; Icarus went dead, Because the wax did not continue stiff; And, had he minded what his father said, He had not given a name unto his watery bed.”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We must now advance the time several days, and change the scene to a distant part of the ocean; within the tropics indeed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
