plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
(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 _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
climenoun
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
composernounUS /kəmˈpoʊzər/
someone who composes music as a profession
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
fadesnounUS /feɪdz/
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The raft was finished.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
Hawahee's
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From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
immediately past
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
mem'ry
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From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
ocean'snounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
orchestraladjectiveUS /ɔːrˈkestrəl/
relating to or composed for an orchestra
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading The raft was finished.
reason's
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From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
Sestrina
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From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
shadow-throne
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From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
songless
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From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sestrina stood in the shelter of her kitchen singing happily.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _I am the sad composer of all time; The ocean’s deep orchestral boom—my own!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The raft was finished.
at the time that
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The stars will cease to sparkle at the last, When fades my mem’ry of the ages past, And God falls from pale reason’s shadow-throne._ THREE days had passed since Hawahee’s terrible appeal to the gods.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The singing birds and winds of every clime Without my ears would be as songless stone.
