used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
apaceadverbUS /əˈpeɪs/
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
bed-room
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From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
Blanche's
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From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
browed
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From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
Cecil
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From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
DELAYEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading THE ELOPEMENT DELAYED.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
ELOPEMENTnoun
the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
From this reading THE ELOPEMENT DELAYED.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
fiery-footed
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From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
GallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
immeasurableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmeʒəræbəl/
impossible to measure
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
Juliet
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
and nothing more
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
phaetonnoun
large open car seating four with folding top
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
Phœbus
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From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
postilionnoun
someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/
an ardent male lover
From this reading Come, gentle night; come, loving black browed night Give me my Romeo.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
steedsnounUS /stiːdz/
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
express a supposition
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
tediousnessnoun
dullness owing to length or slowness
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELOPEMENT DELAYED.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
in the direction of
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
waggonernounUS /ˈwæɡənər/
the driver of a wagon
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Captain Heath and the postilion were not the only persons impatient at the unexpected delay.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cecil leaning against a tree, watching with anxious eyes the window of Blanche's bed-room for the signal, and counting the weary minutes, as they dragged with immeasurable tediousness through their course of sixty seconds, began at length to suppose that she would never come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds Towards Phœbus' mansion; such a waggoner As phaeton would whip you to the west.
