used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOVE AND DEATH OF DIDO.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE LOVE AND DEATH OF DIDO.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
DIDOnounUS /ˈdaɪdoʊ/
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
From this reading THE LOVE AND DEATH OF DIDO.
disquietedadjective
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
How
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From this reading How noble of mien!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE LOVE AND DEATH OF DIDO.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
miennounUS /miːn/
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading How noble of mien!
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading How noble of mien!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOVE AND DEATH OF DIDO.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
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 Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
only a very short time before
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
spake
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From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVE AND DEATH OF DIDO.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much was Queen Dido moved by the story, and much did she marvel at him that told it, and scarce could sleep for thinking of him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a man is this stranger that hath come to our shores!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And the next day she spake to Anna, her sister, "O my sister, I have been troubled this night with ill dreams, and my heart is disquieted within me.
