used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
BETROTHALnoun
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading THE BETROTHAL.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
Bruntisfield
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From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
intentionally conceived
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
dial-stone
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From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
ELVAR
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From this reading THE MAID OF ELVAR.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
first-breathed
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From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
half-stripped
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From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
a female domestic
From this reading THE MAID OF ELVAR.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
piercingadjectiveUS /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
the season of growth
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BETROTHAL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
a special situation
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
unspottedadjective
without soil or spot or stain
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
at the time that
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The red evening sun was setting, and his rays piercing the half-stripped trees of Bruntisfield fell on the old mossy dial-stone, which they never reached through the thick foliage of summer.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
worshippingverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpɪŋ/
inflected form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading His first-breathed word and her half conscious blush Are fair as light in heaven,--as flowers in spring-- The first hour of true love is worth our worshipping.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading O love, when womanhood is in the flush, And man's a young and an unspotted thing!
