used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
ailingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪlɪŋ/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
(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 "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
alliedadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪd/
related by common characteristics or ancestry
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
balancedadjectiveUS /ˈbælənst/
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
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 Heart and brain, sense and spirit were close knit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Heart and brain, sense and spirit were close knit.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
compactedverbUS /kəmˈpæktɪd/
past form of “compact” — have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
DelicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
any strong feeling
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Heart and brain, sense and spirit were close knit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
knitverbUS /nɪt/
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading Heart and brain, sense and spirit were close knit.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
make-upnounUS /ˈmeɪkʌp/
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
Musick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
operaticadjectiveUS /ˌɑːpərˈætɪk/
of or relating to or characteristic of opera
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
organismnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənɪzəm/
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
reactedverbUS /riˈæktɪd/
past form of “react” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Heart and brain, sense and spirit were close knit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Heart and brain, sense and spirit were close knit.
the season of growth
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
possessing sweep
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
under normal conditions
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
precisely as stated
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
vibrated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
well-balancedadjective
in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In fact, she had very sweet and well-balanced health, but in her make-up the mental and physical balanced each other so well, and were so closely allied that any joy or grief--in short, any emotion--reacted strongly upon her physical organism.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Judith Moore, the operatic singer, was not an ailing woman usually.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My Musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die."
Æolian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Delicately strung as an Æolian harp, she vibrated too strongly to the winds that swept over her.
