adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/
move towards
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
frostsnounUS /frɔːsts/
plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
HelpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
here's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Pericles of Tyre.
Periclesnoun
Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
From this reading --Pericles of Tyre.
pondsnounUS /pɑːndz/
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading The advance of the season now became as rapid as its first approach had been tedious and lingering.
tenantsnounUS /ˈtenənts/
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
TyrenounUS /taɪr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading --Pericles of Tyre.
uniformlyadverbUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmli/
in a uniform manner
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The days were uniformly mild, while the nights, though cool, were no longer chilled by frosts.
whip-poor-will
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading The whip-poor-will was heard whistling his melancholy notes along the margin of the lake, and the ponds and meadows were sending forth the music of their thousand tenants.
