adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
crownnounUS /kraʊn/
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
dolphinnounUS /ˈdɑːlfən/
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
followsverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊz/
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
HeraldsnounUS /ˈherəldz/
plural of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
INTERPRETERSnounUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprətərz/
plural of “interpreter” — someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
LiftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
LookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
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From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
sky'snounUS /skaɪz/
possessive form of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
SpreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
SternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
sun'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading Look at a snowy eagle, His wings are tinged with red, And a giant dolphin follows him, With a crown upon his head!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
TWOnounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until these hours of pain and care Lifted their tearful eyes, Spread their dark pinions in the air And passed into the skies.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
VERSEnounUS /vɜːrs/
literature in metrical form
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading VERSE: THE TWO INTERPRETERS "The clouds are fleeting by, father, Look in the shining west, The great white clouds sail onward Upon the sky's blue breast.
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Stern hours that darkened the sun's light, Heralds of coming woes, With trailing wings, before my sight From the dim past arose.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading As each dark vision passed and spoke I prayed it to depart: At each some buried sorrow woke And stirred within my heart.
