used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
terminate
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
breezyadjectiveUS /ˈbriːzi/
fresh and animated
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
moving swiftly
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
fro
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From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She left them not--kind Marien!
labouredadjective
lacking natural ease
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
go away from a place
From this reading “Oh leave us not sweet Marien!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left them not--kind Marien!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
Marien
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From this reading “Oh leave us not sweet Marien!”
noisomeadjective
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh leave us not sweet Marien!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh leave us not sweet Marien!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left them not--kind Marien!
shuttlesnounUS /ˈʃʌtəlz/
plural of “shuttle” — badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
spake
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From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Oh leave us not sweet Marien!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She left them not--kind Marien!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh leave us not sweet Marien!”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading And in a noisome room, Day after day, week after week, They laboured at the loom.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The while they thought with longing souls Upon the breezy strand, The flying shuttles, to and fro, Passed through each little hand.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading The little children spake; “For if thou leave us here, alone, Our wretched hearts will break.”
