aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
(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 It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
childhood's
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From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
flappingnounUS /ˈflæpɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
held dear
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
a brief written record
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
SEA-FLOWER
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From this reading THE SEA-FLOWER.
sea-gull's
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From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEA-FLOWER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
tracklessadjective
having no tracks
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
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 The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
wave-lashed
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From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was it that I loved so well about my childhood's home?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wild heath had its flowers and moss, the forest had its trees, Which, bending to the evening wind, made music in the breeze; But earth,--ha! ha!
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading It was the sea-gull's flapping wing, all trackless in its flight, Its screaming note, that welcomed on the fierce and stormy night!
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the wide and wave-lashed shore, the black rocks crowned with foam!
