used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a long pause.
(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 "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
on or to one side
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
BANKRUPTverbUS /ˈbæŋkrəpt/
reduce to bankruptcy
From this reading THE BANKRUPT HEART.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
bow-strings
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From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
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 "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
terminate
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
BYRONnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
erringadjectiveUS /ˈerɪŋ/
capable of making an error
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
fibernounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ne'er hope for liberty!"--SHAKESPEARE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE BANKRUPT HEART.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Ne'er hope for liberty!"--SHAKESPEARE.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Ne'er hope for liberty!"--SHAKESPEARE.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a long pause.
Ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ne'er hope for liberty!"--SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
on one occasion
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
pangsnounUS /pæŋz/
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a long pause.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Ne'er hope for liberty!"--SHAKESPEARE.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANKRUPT HEART.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long pause.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, break, break, break! poor bankrupt, break at once, To prison, soul!
unstrungadjective
emotionally upset
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long pause.
at the time that
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Every sense Had been unstrung by pangs intense, And each frail fiber of her brain As bow-strings when released by rain, The erring arrows launch aside-- Sent forth her thoughts all wild and wide."--BYRON.
