used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
BURMESTER
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From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
intentionally conceived
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
FLETCHERnounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading --FLETCHER.
forward-reaching
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From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
grape-bloom
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From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
only a very short time before
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
isolationnounUS /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
and nothing more
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
LANCEnounUS /læns/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
hear with intention
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
Melicent
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From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not unhappy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
PERSONALITYnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
not in physical motion
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
time-devouring
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From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
Tod's
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From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
Trush
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From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She was not unhappy.
unsympatheticadjectiveUS /ənˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
not sympathetic or disposed toward
From this reading Her isolation hardly distressed her; she was accustomed to being an alien among unsympathetic people.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading LANCE BURMESTER IS CONSCIOUS OF A PERSONALITY "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not unhappy.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Nothing compelled Melicent to listen, so she sat on Tod's Trush, just over his pathetic little doorway, her arms round her knees, her eyes fixed, full of the forward-reaching, time-devouring dreams of youth, upon the lovely lines of the land, ridge beyond ridge, dying into grape-bloom haze upon the faint horizon.
