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From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
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From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading AIR (_more or less_) “_Ulalume_.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
Ben'snounUS /benz/
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
drearadjective
causing dejection
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
GermanicadjectiveUS /dʒərˈmænɪk/
of or relating to the language of Germans
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
labours
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From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading AIR (_more or less_) “_Ulalume_.”
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 Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading AIR (_more or less_) “_Ulalume_.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
ObstructionnounUS /əbˈstrʌkʃən/
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AIR (_more or less_) “_Ulalume_.”
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
PATverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
PeernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
PremiernounUS /preˈmɪr/
the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
PussynounUS /ˈpʊsi/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
ructionnoun
the act of making a noisy disturbance
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
SatanicadjectiveUS /səˈtænɪk/
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
SessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
shirkingnounUS /ˈʃɜːrkɪŋ/
the evasion of work or duty
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
sleekadjectiveUS /sliːk/
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
starry-eyedadjective
unrealistically or naively optimistic
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
TitanicadjectiveUS /taɪˈtænɪk/
of great force or power
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
twisternounUS /ˈtwɪstər/
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
Ulalume
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From this reading AIR (_more or less_) “_Ulalume_.”
unforgettableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfərˈɡetəbəl/
impossible to forget
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
volcanicadjectiveUS /vɑːlˈkænɪk/
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could flee from Big Ben’s heavy boom.
we'd
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From this reading The Session, in fact, was a twister, Had filled us with doubt and with gloom; But we’d got to the end of its vista,[5] For starry-eyed Hope there seemed room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Premier sings_―― I had passed through a Session Satanic, And Irish, with “Pussy,”[4] sleek Peer.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Those were the days of explosion volcanic, The nights of delirium drear, Long speeches, and labours Titanic, PAT outrage, Egyptian panic, Rude ruction, Obstruction, and fear, French shirking, and shyness Germanic―― A most unforgettable year!
