used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
(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 ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So the Maries were disposed of at last.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
daylight's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
having made preparations
From this reading So the Maries were disposed of at last.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
FloatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
gladdenverbUS /ˈɡlædən/
make glad or happy
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
a state of high honor
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
immediately past
From this reading So the Maries were disposed of at last.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
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 ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
mangledadjectiveUS /ˈmæŋɡəld/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
Maries
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the Maries were disposed of at last.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
noontidenoun
the middle of the day
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
peltingnounUS /ˈpeltɪŋ/
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
petalsnounUS /ˈpetəlz/
plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
queenlyadjective
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
sheddingnounUS /ˈʃedɪŋ/
the process whereby something is shed
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
strewverbUS /struː/
spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading ‘I marked her shedding sweets around Beneath the noontide ray; The glory of the garden ground, And the pride of the summer’s day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading ‘But long before that daylight’s close The southern blast awoke, And crushed and tore the queenly rose Beneath its pelting stroke.
directed up
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading ‘I watched her in the morning hour, So pure and fresh and fair; A blossom bursting into flower To gladden all the air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So the Maries were disposed of at last.
but in spite of that
From this reading ‘Alas! her petals strew the bower; Yet mangled tho’ she lie, The fragrance of the perished flower Floats upward to the sky.’
