aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
breakings
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From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
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 It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
deceives
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From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
defencelessadjective
lacking protection or support
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
the organ of sight
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
moving swiftly
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
set up or found
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
glimpsesnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
heather-flowers
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From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
hinderverbUS /ˈhɪndər/
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
and nothing more
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
immediately past
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
mayonnaisenounUS /ˈmeɪəneɪz/
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
nakednessnoun
the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
not any; not one
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
partridgesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtrɪdʒɪz/
plural of “partridge” — flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
pastrynounUS /ˈpeɪstri/
a dough of flour and water and shortening
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading And, when it begins, it begins to some purpose.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
serriedadjective
(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And, when it begins, it begins to some purpose.
that is looked for
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It deceives us with no false hopes--with no breakings in the serried clouds--with no flying glimpses of blue sky.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading As large stones as can be found have to be sought on the moorland road to weight it, and hinder our banquet from flying bodily away.
at the time that
From this reading It is at last spread--cold lamb, cold partridges, chickens, _mayonnaise_, cakes, pastry--they have just been arranged in their defenceless nakedness under the eye of heaven, when the rain begins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cloth is therefore laid, with the dead heather-flowers beneath it, and the low leaden sky above.
