afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
the first light of day
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
dearthnounUS /dɜːrθ/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
fulness
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
GRENFELL
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From this reading JULIAN GRENFELL.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
JULIANnounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading JULIAN GRENFELL.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
light-foot
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
neweradjectiveUS /ˈnuːər/
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
on one occasion
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
with speed
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
rippledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpəld/
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
sentinelsnounUS /ˈsentənəlz/
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
move hurridly
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
carry out
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
precisely as stated
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
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 The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
at the time that
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
