AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I died to you, no doubt.
disentangledadjective
straightened out
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
Dixon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I died to you, no doubt.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
harpsnounUS /hɑːrps/
plural of “harp” — a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I died to you, no doubt.
JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
MakingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I died to you, no doubt.
numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh well!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
pianosnounUS /piˈænoʊz/
plural of “piano” — a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
tightenedverbUS /ˈtaɪtənd/
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I died to you, no doubt.
tuningnounUS /ˈtuːnɪŋ/
(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Oh well!
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Joseph Dixon Who carved this shattered harp on my stone?
WiredadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪərd/
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But how many harps and pianos Wired I and tightened and disentangled for you, Making them sweet again—with tuning fork or without?
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I died to you, no doubt.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A harp leaps out of the ear of a man, you say, But whence the ear that orders the length of the strings To a magic of numbers flying before your thought Through a door that closes against your breathless wonder?
