used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
aislenounUS /aɪl/
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
cart's
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From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
Half-crazedadjective
driven insane
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
half-divine
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From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
old-timeadjective
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
primaladjectiveUS /ˈpraɪməl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
sackclothnoun
a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
except for; apart from
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
sentencedverbUS /ˈsentənst/
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
sermon's
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From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
sibyls
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From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
smotherverbUS /ˈsmʌðər/
envelop completely
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
Unclothedadjective
not wearing clothing
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Loose on her shoulders fell her hair, With sprinkled ashes gray; She stood in the broad aisle strange and weird As a soul at the judgment day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the offence she was sentenced to be "whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Town, with twenty lashes."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And the minister paused in his sermon's midst, And the people held their breath, For these were the words the maiden spoke Through lips as the lips of death:
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading SHE came and stood in the Old South Church, A wonder and a sign, With a look the old-time sibyls wore, Half-crazed and half-divine.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Save the mournful sackcloth about her wound, Unclothed as the primal mother, With limbs that trembled and eyes that blazed With a fire she dare not smother.
