used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
ANDROMEDAnounUS /ænˈdrɑːmədə/
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
bangedverbUS /bæŋd/
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
cavernousadjectiveUS /ˈkævərnəs/
being or suggesting a cavern
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
discreetlyadverbUS /dɪˈskriːtli/
with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
echoingadjectiveUS /ˈekoʊɪŋ/
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
depressingly dark
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
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 And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
HemmingverbUS /ˈhemɪŋ/
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
illusionnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒən/
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
meadnounUS /miːd/
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
participate in games or sport
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
portcullisnoun
gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
pulleysnounUS /ˈpʊliz/
plural of “pulley” — a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
reverberationsnounUS /rɪˌvɜːrbərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “reverberation” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
rustyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌsti/
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
sea-cave
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From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
successive (without a break)
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
sullies
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From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
that's
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From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The final closing of the door upon Hemming, as he discreetly retired, seemed to the bride to fill the gloomy room with reverberations.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ANDROMEDA "_Up she looked, down she looked, round at the mead, Straight at the castle, that's best indeed To look at, from outside the walls....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had an illusion of being in some dark sea-cave, into which the tide would slowly crawl and swallow her up.
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading And up, like a weary yawn, with its pulleys, Went, in a shriek, the rusty portcullis; And, like a glad sky the north wind sullies, The lady's face stopped its play As if her first hair had grown grey_."--Browning.
but in spite of that
From this reading The door was not banged, yet she heard its echoing dying away like a murmur in cavernous heights.
