used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
batsadjectiveUS /bæts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
half-faced
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From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
leathern
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From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Low hanging in the midnight sky Looked in a half-faced moon.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
stacknounUS /stæk/
an orderly pile
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
not in physical motion
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
surmiseverbUS /sərˈmaɪz/
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
unforgiven
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From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
unwittinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪtɪŋli/
without knowledge or intention
From this reading Had she in some forgotten dream Let go her hold on Heaven, And sold herself unwittingly To spirits unforgiven?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Oh, weird and still the dark hours passed; No human sound she heard, But up and down the chimney stack The swallows moaned and stirred.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading Was it a dream, or did she hear Her lover's whistled tune?
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And o'er her, with a dread surmise Of evil sight and sound, The blind bats on their leathern wings Went wheeling round and round.
