used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
babesnounUS /beɪbz/
plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
blightedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪtɪd/
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
an old word for “before”
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
gathersnounUS /ˈɡæðərz/
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
immediately past
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
market-place
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From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
new-born
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From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
pactnounUS /pækt/
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
philters
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From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
relieve from
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
rifledadjectiveUS /ˈraɪfəld/
of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
sinnersnounUS /ˈsɪnərz/
plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
having a supporting base
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Has she blighted the standing corn, Or rifled for philters a dead man's tomb, Or rid mothers of babes new-born?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What deed has she done to deserve that doom?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "For a holiday show and an act of grace,-- At the sunrise a witch shall die."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Her pact with the fiend was not thus revealed, She taught sinners the Word to hear; The hungry she fed, and the sick she healed, And was held as a Saint last year.
but in spite of that
From this reading "WHY gathers the crowd in the market-place Ere the stars have yet left the sky?"
