anew
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
blemishnounUS /ˈblemɪʃ/
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
departsverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrts/
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
FillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
flagonnoun
a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
FRIARnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
illuminatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːməneɪtɪŋ/
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
without good reason
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
the force of workers available
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
PACIFICUS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
SCRIPTORIUMnoun
a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Fills the other flagon and departs._) * * * * * THE SCRIPTORIUM.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I come again to the name of the Lord!
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
transcribingverbUS /trænˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “transcribe” — write out from speech, notes, etc.
From this reading FRIAR PACIFICUS _transcribing and illuminating._ _Friar Pacificus_ It is growing dark!
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
at the time that
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Ere I that awful name record, That is spoken so lightly among men, Let me pause awhile, and wash my pen; Pure from blemish and blot must it be When it writes that word of mystery!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet one line more, And then my work for today is o'er.
