used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
BARRETT
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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
BOUNDSnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
the act of breaking something
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
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 --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
and nothing more
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
LeafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
listlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstləs/
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
Melicent's
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From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
be seated
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
in the near future
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading It was her theory that solitude was bad for girls.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
tyrannynounUS /ˈtɪrəni/
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading Melicent's little bedroom was her sole refuge; and this her aunt, in her petty tyranny, denied her as often as she could.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
look attentively
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
woodbinenoun
common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
From this reading Soon I used to get up early, just to sit And watch the morning quicken in the grey, And hear the silence open like a flower, Leaf after leaf--and stroke with listless hand The woodbine through the window."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE BREAKING OF BOUNDS "And I, so young then, was not sullen.
