used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
(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 "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
on or to one side
From this reading At last I might steal aside unmissed....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "I attend the Queen upon her progress," she said.
demanding attention
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
Dian
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From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
Earl'snounUS /ɜːrlz/
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
fauns
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From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
Ferne
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From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
huntresses
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From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I attend the Queen upon her progress," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
immediately past
From this reading At last I might steal aside unmissed....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
masquenoun
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
and nothing more
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At last I might steal aside unmissed....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading "I attend the Queen upon her progress," she said.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "I attend the Queen upon her progress," she said.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I attend the Queen upon her progress," she said.
satyrs
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From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading At last I might steal aside unmissed....
sylvannounUS /ˈsɪlvən/
a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I attend the Queen upon her progress," she said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
a shaky motion
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
unmissed
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From this reading At last I might steal aside unmissed....
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
a Caucasian
From this reading Ferne sprang to his feet and started forward, very white, his arm outstretched and trembling, crying to her if she were spirit merely.
but in spite of that
From this reading She shook her head, regarding him gravely, her hand yet upon her heart.
