achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
(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 No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
bewailverb
regret strongly
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
consecrateverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkreɪt/
appoint to a clerical posts
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
DescendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
opinion or judgment
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
a state of high honor
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
go away from a place
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
lo
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From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
long-lost
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From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
mournverbUS /mɔːrn/
feel sadness
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No more our long-lost Arthur we bewail: All hail, ye genuine kings!
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
skirtsnounUS /skɜːrts/
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
Snowdon's
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From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
refrain from harming
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
unblessedadjective
not provided with something desirable
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
unbornadjectiveUS /ˈʌnˈbɔːrn/
not yet brought into existence
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
unpitied
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From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
unrollverbUS /ˌʌnˈroʊl/
reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
VisionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
WeaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But O! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll?
woofnounUS /wuːf/
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
From this reading 'Edward, lo! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof; the thread is spun;) Half of thy heart we consecrate.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading (The web is wove; the work is done.) Stay, O stay! nor thus forlorn Leave me unblessed, unpitied, here to mourn: In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes.
