used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
abhorrest
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From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Howl! howl! and from the forest Sweep the red leaves away!
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
down-cast
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From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
eleyson
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From this reading Kyrie, eleyson!
Euroclydon
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From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Howl! howl! and from the forest Sweep the red leaves away!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
HowlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading Howl! howl! and from the forest Sweep the red leaves away!
Kyrie
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From this reading Kyrie, eleyson!
LabradornounUS /ˈlæbrədɔːr/
the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Howl! howl! and from the forest Sweep the red leaves away!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
mightieradjectiveUS /ˈmaɪtiər/
comparative of “mighty” — having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
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 Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Howl! howl! and from the forest Sweep the red leaves away!
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
storm-wind
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From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
SweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Howl! howl! and from the forest Sweep the red leaves away!
possessing sweep
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
in or at that place or location
From this reading For there shall come a mightier blast, There shall be a darker day; And the stars, from heaven down-cast Like red leaves be swept away!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then comes, with an awful roar, Gathering and sounding on, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon, The storm-wind!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would, the sins that thou abhorrest, O Soul! could thus decay, And be swept away!
