used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
BetwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill.
bridles
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From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
eiry
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From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
elritch
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From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
gae
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From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
depressingly dark
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
Janet
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From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
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 About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
oatenadjective
of or related to or derived from oats
From this reading Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill.
a special situation
From this reading About the dead hour o’ the night, She heard the bridles ring; And Janet was as glad o’ that As any earthly thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Gloomy, gloomy, was the night, And eiry was the way, As fair Janet in her green mantle, To Miles Cross she did gae.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Betwixt the hours of twelve and one, A north wind tore the bent; And straight she heard strange elritch sounds, Upon that wind which went.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The heavens were black, the night was dark, And dreary was the place; But Janet stood, with eager wish, Her lover to embrace.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill.
