used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
(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 To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
barefootadjectiveUS /ˈberfʊt/
without shoes
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
Damsels
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From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DAYS.
well in the past; former
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
dervishes
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From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
diadems
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From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
fagots
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From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
fileverbUS /faɪl/
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
herbsnounUS /ɜːrbz/
plural of “herb” — a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
hypocritic
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From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
kingdomsnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəmz/
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
MuffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
Nathless
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From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
pleached
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From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
pompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Damsels of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
the topmost one of two
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You doubt we read the stars on high, Nathless we read your fortunes true; The stars may hide in the upper sky, But without glass we fathom you.
