achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
associateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading THE ATTACK.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
make calm or still
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
rid of obstructions
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
Edith
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From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
Fanny's
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From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
fansnounUS /fænz/
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
a state of high honor
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
harmoniousadjectiveUS /hɑːrˈmoʊniəs/
musically pleasing
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
influencesnounUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪz/
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
held up in the air
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
pearlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrli/
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
ripplingnounUS /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
ruraladjectiveUS /ˈrʊrəl/
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
rustlingnounUS /ˈrʌslɪŋ/
the stealing of cattle
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And if now her heart ached it was more with grief for Fanny's fate than dread of her own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
tressesnounUS /ˈtresɪz/
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
twittering
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From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There comes, borne upon the breeze that lifts her dark tresses, and fans her pearly cheeks, the music of many rural voices--of rippling streams and rustling leaves and twittering birds and humming bees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading So felt Edith as she sometimes lifted her eyes from her work to the beauty and glory of nature around her.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading That summer day was so holy in its beauty, so bright, so clear, so cool; that rural scene was so soothing in its influences, so calm, so fresh, so harmonious; it was almost impossible to associate with that lovely day and scene thoughts of wrong and violence and cruelty.
