used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
(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 "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
AmbitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
brazenadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪzən/
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
brimnounUS /brɪm/
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
lacking funds
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
clovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
endeavournounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
the organ of sight
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
shoot down, of birds
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading It was intensely warm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was intensely warm.
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 One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
engage in
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
Men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
subject to death
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
Myers
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From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
and nothing more
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
over-ripe
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From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
quiververbUS /ˈkwɪvər/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
satiating
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From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
not in physical motion
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was intensely warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was intensely warm.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading As Judith walked along the lanes, now grown deep in grass, the fragrance of over-ripe clover came to her in waves of satiating sweetness.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
whimnounUS /wɪm/
a sudden desire
From this reading "Now, if this earthly love has power to make Men's being mortal, immortal; to shake Ambitions from their memories, and brim Their measure of content: what merest whim Seems all this poor endeavour after fame."
which person or people
From this reading One day Judith, who had been in the village, went up to see Miss Myers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the eye the air seemed to quiver with heat; a brazen sun shone in a cloudless sky; the birds were still; nature was dumb; the only sounds which broke the stillness were echoes of enforced toil.
