1
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [1] 'Thy convert:' St Mary Magdalene.
2
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
(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 To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
COCK-CROWING
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COCK-CROWING.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
convertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading [1] 'Thy convert:' St Mary Magdalene.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
opinion or judgment
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
grain-expelling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
Magdalene
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [1] 'Thy convert:' St Mary Magdalene.
magnetismnounUS /ˈmæɡnətɪzəm/
attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading [1] 'Thy convert:' St Mary Magdalene.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
a course of conduct
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [1] 'Thy convert:' St Mary Magdalene.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading [1] 'Thy convert:' St Mary Magdalene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
look attentively
From this reading 2 Their eyes watch for the morning hue, Their little grain-expelling night So shines and sings, as if it knew The path unto the house of light.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 1 Father of lights! what sunny seed, What glance of day hast thou confined Into this bird?
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading To all the breed This busy ray thou hast assigned; Their magnetism works all night, And dreams of paradise and light.
