used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
anew
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
next to; at the side of
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
birthplacenounUS /ˈbɜːrθpleɪs/
the place where someone was born
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading —_Browning_ (“_Sordello_”).
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW ELSWORTH CAME TO HIMSELF.
cheek's
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From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
creednounUS /kriːd/
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
distortionnounUS /dɪˈstɔːrʃən/
a change for the worse
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
ELSWORTH
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From this reading HOW ELSWORTH CAME TO HIMSELF.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
fontnounUS /fɑːnt/
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HOW ELSWORTH CAME TO HIMSELF.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
HOW
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From this reading HOW ELSWORTH CAME TO HIMSELF.
humbleradjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbələr/
comparative of “humble” — low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
a female domestic
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
compacted by ironing
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
QuietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
scarfnounUS /skɑːrf/
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
Sordello
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From this reading —_Browning_ (“_Sordello_”).
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW ELSWORTH CAME TO HIMSELF.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
waververbUS /ˈweɪvər/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Oh, then, if Reason waver at thy side, Let humbler Memory be thy gentle guide; Go to thy birthplace, and, if Faith was there, Repeat thy father’s creed, thy mother’s prayer.
Wendell
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From this reading —_Oliver Wendell Holmes._ A dream is o’er, And the suspended life begins anew; Quiet those throbbing temples, then, subdue That cheek’s distortion!
in the company of; together with
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His forehead pressed the moonlit shelf Beside the youngest marble maid awhile; Then, raising it, he thought, with a long smile, “I shall be king again!” as he withdrew The envied scarf; into the font he threw His crown.
