used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STORY.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
(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 In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
a young person of either sex
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
cleaving
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
Cradled
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
set up or found
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
a state of high honor
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
coins made of gold
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
immediately past
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
LullingverbUS /ˈlʌlɪŋ/
-ing form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
moonbeamnounUS /ˈmuːnbiːm/
a ray of moonlight
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
cut with a saw
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
shuttleverbUS /ˈʃʌtəl/
travel back and forth between two points
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STORY.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
to-morrow
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
weavingnounUS /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
creating fabric
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
weftnoun
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
a late time of life
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
