used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
anew
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
Armitage
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
breathing-while
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading —R. Browning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
deifiedverbUS /ˈdiːəfaɪd/
inflected form of “deify” — consider as a god or godlike
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
demursnounUS /dɪˈmɜːrz/
plural of “demur” — (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
immediately past
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
the act of departing
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
OscarnounUS /ˈɔːskər/
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading —R. Browning.
replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/
past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
softeningnounUS /ˈsɔːfənɪŋ/
the process of becoming softer
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
in the near future
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
to-night
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From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
at the time that
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
which person or people
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
