in the past
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
(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 “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
react verbally
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
BlushedverbUS /blʌʃt/
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading —Byron.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading Instantly the little town was all commotion.
defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
psychological suffering
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
an opposing military force
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
fro
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From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
brought together in one place
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly the little town was all commotion.
invadernounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdər/
someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Instantly the little town was all commotion.
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
come together
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
the force of workers available
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
militianounUS /məˈlɪʃə/
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
MusteredverbUS /ˈmʌstərd/
past form of “muster” — gather or bring together
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
pitifullyadverbUS /ˈpɪtɪfəli/
to a pitiful degree
From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
sallied
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From this reading Mustered at length, the militia, pitifully few in numbers, sallied forth to meet the enemy.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Instantly the little town was all commotion.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
tremblings
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From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed—at the praise of their own loveliness.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading From every quarter men came running in answer to the call, ready to defend their homes from the invader; while women huddled together in groups, or gathered their treasures and fled with them to the forest.
