used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
(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 London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
AWAKEadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
travel across or pass over
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
foamyadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmi/
producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
hairyadjectiveUS /ˈheri/
having or covered with hair
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
immensitynoun
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
interimnounUS /ˈɪntərəm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
lairnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
lake-lights
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
hear with intention
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
pawverbUS /pɔː/
scrape with the paws
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
primulas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
Recumbentadjective
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
To recall to mind.
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
RoarsnounUS /rɔːrz/
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
move hurridly
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
SeekernounUS /ˈsiːkər/
someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
shoalnoun
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
splinteredverbUS /ˈsplɪntərd/
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
the rays of the sun
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
unseals
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From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
at the time that
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading An invisible woe unseals The flood, so it passes beyond All bounds: the great old city Recumbent roars as it feels The foamy paw of the pond Reach from immensity.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading COMING AWAKE WHEN I woke, the lake-lights were quivering on the wall, The sunshine swam in a shoal across and across, And a hairy, big bee hung over the primulas In the window, his body black fur, and the sound of him cross.
people who are wounded
From this reading London: Martin Seeker AND all hours long, the town Roars like a beast in a cave That is wounded there And like to drown; While days rush, wave after wave On its lair.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was something I ought to remember: and yet I did not remember.
