used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
anew
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
BARRETT
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From this reading ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
cadencesnounUS /ˈkeɪdənsɪz/
plural of “cadence” — (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
cannot
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From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
coldsnounUS /koʊldz/
plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
countermandnoun
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
DeathlyadjectiveUS /ˈdeθli/
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
dulcimernounUS /ˈdʌlsɪmər/
a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
fancy-land
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From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
harmoniesnounUS /ˈhɑːrməniz/
plural of “harmony” — compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
minorsnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
musiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
nightingales
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From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
sanguineadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
unfoldsverbUS /ənˈfoʊldz/
third-person singular of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
visionarynounUS /ˈvɪʒəneri/
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
in or at the place that
From this reading We murmur—"Where is any certain tune Or measured music in such notes as these?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
wolds
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From this reading Deathly colds Fall on us while we hear, and countermand Our sanguine heart back from the fancy-land, With nightingales in visionary wolds.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading But angels, leaning from the golden seat, Are not so minded! their fine ear hath won The issue of completed cadences; And smiling down the stars, they whisper—"Sweet."
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In Town Again Experience, like a pale musician, holds A dulcimer of patience in his hand; Whence harmonies we cannot understand, Of God's will in His worlds, the strain unfolds In sad perplexed minors.
