used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
(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 O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CHARLITTE COMES BACK.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
CHARLITTE
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From this reading CHARLITTE COMES BACK.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading CHARLITTE COMES BACK.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
the first light of day
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
decliningverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading J. F. H.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
gloamingnounUS /ˈɡloʊmɪŋ/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading J. F. H.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
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. H.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
loiters
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From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
Michaelmasnoun
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
the middle of the day
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
O'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
go across or through
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
move an implement through
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The branches stir not as the light airs run All day; their stretching shadows slowly pass Through the curled surface of the faded grass, Telling the hours of the cloudless sun."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
unvoicedadjective
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "From dawn to gloaming, and from dark to dawn, Dreams the unvoiced, declining Michaelmas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
in or at the place that
From this reading O'er all the orchards where a summer was The noon is full of peace, and loiters on.
