used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
(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 Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
BathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
BedenounUS /biːd/
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
BlendsnounUS /blendz/
plural of “blend” — an occurrence of thorough mixing
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The ending of the Book of Saxon Saints.
the two together, not just one
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading The ending of the Book of Saxon Saints.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
Jarrow
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From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
lay-brother
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From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
matin
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From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
minglingnounUS /ˈmɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ending of the Book of Saxon Saints.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
and nothing more
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading The ending of the Book of Saxon Saints.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading The ending of the Book of Saxon Saints.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
self-same
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From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ending of the Book of Saxon Saints.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
TynenounUS /taɪn/
a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
VenerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
be dressed in
From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
Wearmouth
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From this reading At the mouth of Wear A second convent, Wearmouth, rose.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the Tyne Blends with the sea, all beautiful it stood, Bathed in the sunrise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one lay-brother only blessed Bede, In after times 'The Venerable' named, Passed from his convent, Jarrow.
the words that are spoken
From this reading That hour The self-same matin splendour gilt them both; And in some speech of mingling lights, not words, Both sisters praised their God.
