aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
the act of burning something
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
curtainedadjective
furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
opinion or judgment
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
start firing a weapon
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. F. HERBIN.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
melodiesnounUS /ˈmelədiz/
plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
touching and supported by a surface
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on one occasion
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
and nothing more
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
the state of being asleep
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
a thing, without saying which
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starlessadjective
not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
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having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
unfoldverbUS /ənˈfoʊld/
develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
untoldadjectiveUS /ənˈtoʊld/
too much to be measured
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
VespernounUS /ˈvespər/
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
violetsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading At once came life, and fire, and joys untold, And promises for violets to unfold; And every breeze had shreds of melodies, So faint and sweet."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
at the time that
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading One midnight, three weeks later, when perfect silence and darkness brooded over Sleeping Water, and the only lights burning were the stars up aloft, and two lamps in two windows of the inn, Vesper opened his eyes and looked about him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dull days had hung like curtained mysteries, And nights were weary with the starless skies.
