the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
anvilnounUS /ˈænvəl/
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
aspireverbUS /əˈspaɪr/
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
automaticallyadverbUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
in a reflex manner
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
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 “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
placed crosswise
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
CyclopsnounUS /ˈsaɪklɔːps/
(Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _Edward the Second_.
Eleanor
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From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
giddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
hammersnounUS /ˈhæmərz/
plural of “hammer” — the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _Edward the Second_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
MARLOWEnounUS /ˈmɑːrloʊ/
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _Edward the Second_.
martialadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _Edward the Second_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
Tamburlainenoun
Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _Tamburlaine_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
thrones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Thus shall my heart be still combined with thine Until our bodies turn to elements And both our souls aspire celestial thrones.”
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
Vytal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vytal turned automatically and, with his old martial tread, crossed the sand to Eleanor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers, And with the noise turns up my giddy brain.”
