used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
(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 And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
react verbally
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
FoldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
Helmstedt's
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From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
HoustonnounUS /ˈhjuːstən/
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
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 And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
Margaret
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From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
Nellie
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From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
oakenadjective
consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
in the near future
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
with speed
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
with low volume
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
in the near future
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Presently, the bell rang, and Nellie Houston sprang up quickly to answer it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Meanwhile, the friends assembled downstairs, in Mrs. Helmstedt’s parlor, waited anxiously for her summons.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
weavingnounUS /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
creating fabric
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
WHITTIERnounUS /ˈwɪtiər/
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading --WHITTIER.
which person or people
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And soon after she left, Margaret appeared, but with a face so changed, so aghast, that all who beheld it were stricken with fear and wonder.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “Oh, Mother Earth, upon thy lap Thy weary ones receiving, And o’er them, silent as a dream, Thy grassy mantle weaving, Fold softly in thy long embrace, That heart so worn and broken, And cool its pulse of fire beneath Thy shadows old and oaken!”
