used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
anew
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
(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 * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
Ashdale
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From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
eke
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From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
Gessina
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From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
the act of giving
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
greyhoundnounUS /ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
hearer's
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From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
hivenounUS /haɪv/
a teeming multitude
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
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 Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
engage in
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading * * * * * Much like an angel in all form and fashion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
with low volume
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
SPENSERnounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading SPENSER.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
trickleverbUS /ˈtrɪkəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
unweeting
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From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Seated in a low chair by her uncle's side, with Gessina on her lap, she spent the evening alternately in playing with her beautiful pet, and of giving him a history of her week's visit.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret was welcomed to Ashdale with such sincere pleasure by Mr. Grey and her Italian greyhound, that she could not find it in her heart to regret the social circle she left behind.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her words were like a stream of honey fleeting, The which doth softly trickle from the hive, Able to melt the hearer's heart unweeting And eke to make the dead again alive.
