used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
BEARSnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading THE CAVE OF THE BEARS.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE CAVE OF THE BEARS.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
cobblestonesnounUS /ˈkɑːbəlstoʊnz/
plural of “cobblestone” — rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
having the place or position changed
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
set up or found
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
lily'snounUS /ˈlɪliːz/
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAVE OF THE BEARS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
PERCIVAL
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From this reading PERCIVAL.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
shadesnounUS /ʃeɪdz/
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
the state of being asleep
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
not in physical motion
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE OF THE BEARS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
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 More than twenty miles beyond Sleeping Water is a curious church built of cobblestones.
at the time that
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
in or at the place that
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I found that lily's bloom When the day was dark and chill; It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, And it sent abroad a sweet perfume, Which is floating around me still."
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I had found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not; But the spirit that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love was there.
