AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
DissolveverbUS /dɪˈzɑːlv/
become weaker
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
essencenounUS /ˈesəns/
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
fane
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From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
fire-winnowed
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From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
Globed
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From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
inurn
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From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
LargeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
moannounUS /moʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
ObscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
parentnounUS /ˈperənt/
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
portalsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtəlz/
plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
soarverbUS /sɔːr/
rise rapidly
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
sunsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
TiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My soul, pure flame, shall leap To meet its parent essence once again My body dust and ashes shall remain, Tired heart and brain shall sleep.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "A brother's pious hand The pure, fire-winnowed ashes shall inurn, And lay them in the orange grove where burn Globed suns that scent the land.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Large death has many portals to his fane, Why choose we to make moan?
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Life has one gate alone, Obscure, beset with peril and fierce pain.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading "Why dwell with worms and clay When we may soar through air on wings of flame, Dissolve to small, white dust our perfect frame, And never know decay?
