used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
BethnounUS /beθ/
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
book-case
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
set up or found
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
guineanounUS /ˈɡɪni/
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
indexnounUS /ˈɪndeks/
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
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 PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
LazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
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 Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading And then the moral, the world-moral, this:
not any; not one
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
on one occasion
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
pavement's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
on the contrary
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
Rossetti's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
not in physical motion
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the moral, the world-moral, this:
in or at that place or location
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Jenny," she found in the index, and turning to the page, she read:
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
at the time that
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
in or at the place that
From this reading PLAIN LANGUAGE Once at home, where Beth and the Colonel were still absent, Judith went to the book-case in the little parlour and drew out the volume of Rossetti's poems.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea----" No, not that kind of a Jenny was that whom she had seen.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
world-moral
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then the moral, the world-moral, this:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rather this: "When, wealth and health slipped past, you stare Along the streets alone, and there, Round the long park, across the bridge, The cold lamps at the pavement's edge Wind on together and apart, A fiery serpent for your heart."
