used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
Bacchicadjective
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
CedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
cover-design
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From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
cyclenounUS /ˈsaɪkəl/
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
one or the other of two
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
divisible by two
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
give expression to
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
start firing a weapon
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
set up or found
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
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 The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
HyssopnounUS /ˈhɪsəp/
a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
IncarnationnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/
a new personification of a familiar idea
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
McNabb
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From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
MysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
the local environment
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
Ricketts
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From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
have in common
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
a male human offspring
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The book contains a cycle of poems, designed to express the mysteries of the Roman Catholic faith as they are celebrated in the seasons of the Church.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
Vincent
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From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thence came the scheme of _Mystic Trees_, which, as Father Vincent McNabb suggested to me, seems to be unique in religious poetry.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The “Trees” of the title are the Cedar and the Hyssop, used as an image of the Incarnation: the great Cedar, the Son of God, becoming the little Hyssop, which, in the lovely cover-design by Mr Charles Ricketts, stands on either side of the Cross with bowed head.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The book is divided into three parts, with a small group of poems added at the end, which Michael wrote while Henry was dying.
a late time of life
From this reading But, as we said, to herself she seemed a new creature; she had found a treasure and must run to share it, even as she had burned to impart the Bacchic fire thirty years before.
