adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
AttilanounUS /əˈtɪlə/
king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
From this reading Attila, my Attila!
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
BeamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
catnounUS /kæt/
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
dancedverbUS /dænst/
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
DumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
HuddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
HumpedadjectiveUS /hʌmpt/
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
lightningsnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋz/
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Attila, my Attila!
NameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
oaklog
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From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
ScornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
sea-rejected
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From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
Sea-sucked
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From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
SquareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
starkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
TeethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
tisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Name us that, Huddled in the corner dark Humped and grinning like a cat, Teeth for lips!—’tis she!
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading Beams that panted black and bright, Scornful lightnings danced their sight: Him they see an oak in bud, Him an oaklog stripped of bark: Him, their lord of day and night, White, and lifting up his blood Dumb for vengeance.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Square along the couch, and stark, Like the sea-rejected thing Sea-sucked white, behold their King.
XXIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading XXII
