used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
anew
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
BlitheadjectiveUS /blaɪð/
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
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 THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
well known or easily recognized
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
glancesnounUS /ˈɡlænsɪz/
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
How
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From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
LUDGATE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
musenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
nailedverbUS /neɪld/
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
not any; not one
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
rottingnounUS /ˈrɑːtɪŋ/
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading SHELLEY.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
express in speech
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
the rays of the sun
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
a special situation
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
a Caucasian
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Dearest and best, do not desert me--speak but one word, my own White Rose."
wormyadjective
infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
but in spite of that
From this reading To be nailed down into a narrow place; To see no more sweet sunshine; hear no more Blithe voice of living thing; muse not again Upon familiar thoughts, sad, yet thus lost-- How fearful!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE PRISON OF LUDGATE So young to go Under the obscure, cold, rotting, wormy ground!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Speak to me, lady, sister, speak! your frozen glances frighten me; your fingers, as I touch them, have no resistance or life.
