Alice
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From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN.
cause to be bored
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading Coleridge.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
the first light of day
From this reading THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
fatefuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
fleetnessnoun
rapidity of movement
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
guesseth
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From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
momentousadjectiveUS /moʊˈmentəs/
of very great significance
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
monasterynounUS /ˈmɑːnəsteri/
the residence of a religious community
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
not any; not one
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
OswaldnounUS /ˈɔːzwɔːld/
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
seeth
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From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
sure-footedadjective
not liable to stumble or fall
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
urgencynounUS /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "What outward form and feature are He guesseth but in part; But what within is good and fair He seeth with the heart."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at least, as well as to Alice and the Count her father, called for urgency, and would brook no delay.
Wulfhere
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From this reading Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery.
