used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
a young person of either sex
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
crystallizedadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/
having become fixed and definite in form
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
DICKYnounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading DICKY PHANTOM--YARN SPINNING.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
downyadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊni/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
embue
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From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
divisible by two
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
at any time
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
how
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From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
characterized by grandeur
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
midadjectiveUS /mɪd/
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
subject to death
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
used to form the superlative
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
on one occasion
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
peachlike
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From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
PHANTOMnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading DICKY PHANTOM--YARN SPINNING.
reconnoitreverbUS /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
SPINNINGnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
creating thread
From this reading DICKY PHANTOM--YARN SPINNING.
steepedverbUS /stiːpt/
past form of “steep” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
strayverbUS /streɪ/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
a special situation
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
someone who visits
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
migratory
From this reading Does human blood with life embue Those wandering veins of heavenly blue, That stray along thy forehead fair, Lost 'mid a gleam of golden hair?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke next morning, the first thing I did was to reconnoitre how our little and most unexpected visitor held out.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Art them a thing of mortal birth, Whose happy home is on our earth?
in the company of; together with
From this reading There lay the fair child, steeped in a balmy slumber, with his downy cheeks as peachlike and blooming as ever; even his hair, with the crystallized salt sparkling amongst it, once more curled thick and clustering round his magnificent forehead.
YARNnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading DICKY PHANTOM--YARN SPINNING.
