adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Soon afterwards I met Horatio Bakkus.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
asceticadjectiveUS /əˈsetɪk/
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
Bakkus
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From this reading Soon afterwards I met Horatio Bakkus.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
cherubim
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From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
clean-shaved
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From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
ecclesiasticnounUS /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk/
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading One's glance instinctively sought the tonsure.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
hierophant
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From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
Horatio
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From this reading Soon afterwards I met Horatio Bakkus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon afterwards I met Horatio Bakkus.
instinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading One's glance instinctively sought the tonsure.
ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Soon afterwards I met Horatio Bakkus.
miennounUS /miːn/
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
One's
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From this reading One's glance instinctively sought the tonsure.
open-airadjective
in the open air
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
quirenounUS /kwaɪr/
a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
SoonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Soon afterwards I met Horatio Bakkus.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading One's glance instinctively sought the tonsure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One's glance instinctively sought the tonsure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
tonsurenoun
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
From this reading One's glance instinctively sought the tonsure.
wakeverbUS /weɪk/
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I made him my modest compliment he said:
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his white hair, ascetic, clean-shaved face and deep dark eyes he looked like an Italian ecclesiastic.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
youngest-eyed
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From this reading He would come forward on to the open-air platform beneath the thick foliage of the park with the detached mien of a hierophant; and there he would sing like an angel, one of those who quire to the youngest-eyed cherubim so as not to wake them.
