used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
affrightnoun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
ALLAN
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From this reading --EDGAR ALLAN POE.
appealinglyadverbUS /əˈpiːlɪŋli/
in an appealing manner
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
the act of burning something
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
cannot
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From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
dearly loved
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
EDGARnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading --EDGAR ALLAN POE.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
How
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From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
Marie
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From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
POEnounUS /poʊ/
United States writer and poet (1809-1849)
From this reading --EDGAR ALLAN POE.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
rustverbUS /rʌst/
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Rose Marie had told her father all that she feared, all that she, alas, knew to be true.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading "We cannot go now, Father dear," she said with quivering voice, whilst her eyes burning with hot tears, looked down appealingly at her father, "we must surely hear what becomes of him."
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
