used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
AthwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
cheersnounUS /tʃɪrz/
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
deep'ning
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From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
dæmons
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From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
glimm'ring
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From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
grandsires
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From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
growlnounUS /ɡraʊl/
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
How
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From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
lengthen'd
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From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
Low'r
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From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
Methinks
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From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
murmursnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərz/
plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
not any; not one
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
go across or through
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
roarsnounUS /rɔːrz/
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
shakesnounUS /ʃeɪks/
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
spreadsnounUS /spredz/
plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
taperverbUS /ˈteɪpər/
diminish gradually
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
thro
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From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading And like a taper in a tomb, But spreads the more dismay.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
turretsnounUS /ˈtɜːrəts/
plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Athwart its melancholy light The lengthen'd shadow falls: My grandsires, to my troubled sight, Low'r on me from these walls.
weaklyadverbUS /ˈwiːkli/
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading "The glimm'ring fire cheers not the gloom: How blue its weakly ray!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading "Methinks the dæmons of the air Upon the turrets growl; While down the empty winding stair Their deep'ning murmurs roll.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Loud roars the wind that shakes this wall; It is no common blast: Deep hollow sounds pass thro' my hall, O would the night were past!
