used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
(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 All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
amice
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From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
AMIDSTprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
apaceadverbUS /əˈpeɪs/
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
BETIMESadverb
in good time
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
cannot
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From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
the first light of day
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
DEWSnounUS /duːz/
plural of “dew” — water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
ENCOUNTERSnounUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərz/
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
immediately past
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
lawny
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From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
MONAnounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
perplexingadjectiveUS /pərˈpleksɪŋ/
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
pilgrimnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
poursverbUS /pɔːrz/
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
the possibility of future success
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
retiresverbUS /rɪˈtaɪrz/
third-person singular of “retire” — go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
RISESnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
only a very short time before
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
shutsverbUS /ʃʌts/
third-person singular of “shut” — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
shutternounUS /ˈʃʌtər/
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
without speaking
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
in the near future
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
tardyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːrdi/
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW MONA RISES BETIMES--AND HOW SHE ENCOUNTERS A STRANGER AMIDST THE MORNING DEWS.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading All through the night Mona scarcely shuts her eyes, so full is her mind of troubled and perplexing thoughts.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading At last her brain grows so tired that she cannot pursue any subject to its end, so she lies silently awake, watching for the coming of the tardy dawn.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, as she grows weary for wishing for it,-- "Morning fair Comes forth with pilgrim steps in amice gray" and light breaks through shutter and curtain, and objects pale and ghostly at first soon grow large and intimate.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Brown night retires; young day pours in apace, And opens all a lawny prospect wide."
