used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
(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 Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
behoves
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From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
emanating from God
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
at any time
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
fugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
improvisationnounUS /ˌɪmprɑːvɪˈzeɪʃən/
a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
not one, and not any
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
OlderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
on one occasion
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
go across or through
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
proceedsnounUS /prəˈsiːdz/
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
substancesnounUS /ˈsʌbstənsəz/
plural of “substance” — the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
surviveverbUS /sərˈvaɪv/
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Hitherto all things fast abide, And anchored in the tempest ride.
ThrobverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
TrenchantadjectiveUS /ˈtrentʃənt/
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ever fresh the broad creation, A divine improvisation, From the heart of God proceeds, A single will, a million deeds.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Once slept the world an egg of stone, And pulse, and sound, and light was none; And God said, "Throb!" and there was motion And the vast mass became vast ocean.
wot
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From this reading Older am I than thy numbers wot, Change I may, but I pass not.
yean
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From this reading Trenchant time behoves to hurry All to yean and all to bury: All the forms are fugitive, But the substances survive.
