used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The crowd gave way before them in terror.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
being one more than ten
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
flappingnounUS /ˈflæpɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The crowd gave way before them in terror.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
how
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From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
and nothing more
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
loathsomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊðsəm/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
muttersnounUS /ˈmʌtərz/
plural of “mutter” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
not any; not one
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
compacted by ironing
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
psalmsnounUS /sɑːlmz/
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
sorcerynounUS /ˈsɔːrsəri/
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
swansnounUS /swɑːnz/
plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The crowd gave way before them in terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The crowd gave way before them in terror.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Tear it away from her, into a thousand bits!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The crowd gave way before them in terror.
a Caucasian
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “Look at the witch how she mutters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has never a book of psalms in her hands, no, there she sits with her loathsome sorcery.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The crowd pressed around her to destroy her work, but just then eleven white swans flew down and perched upon the cart flapping their wings.
