used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
(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 At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
Annabel
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From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
casements
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From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
drugverbUS /drʌɡ/
administer a drug to
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
at any time
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
the act of departing
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
KeatsnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
lacedadjectiveUS /leɪst/
closed with a lace
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
not any; not one
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
potentadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊtənt/
having great influence
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
stupendousadjectiveUS /stuːˈpendəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
teaseverbUS /tiːz/
annoy persistently
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was with me more closely that night than she ever was, though I married her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading At all events, no sleep came to me that night: I wanted neither sleep nor rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading My mind was full of poets’ phrases: “His silver skin laced with his golden blood”: lines from “Annabel Lee”: the “magic casements” of Keats: some stupendous things from Whitman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was not going to Judith, for Judith already was with me.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading These did not tease or worry me: they were like the potent delicate fumes of a drug.
