used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
terminate
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "The Broken Knight."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
HARTLEYnounUS /ˈhɑːrtli/
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "The Broken Knight."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
humidadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːməd/
containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "The Broken Knight."
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "The Broken Knight."
without good reason
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
engage in
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
not any; not one
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
PoppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading "The Silver Poppy."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
Repellier's
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From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "The Silver Poppy."
skylightnounUS /ˈskaɪlaɪt/
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
spake
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From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "The Broken Knight."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
widestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdəst/
superlative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was a warm, humid evening of early September, and every window and skylight of Repellier's huge studio was open its widest.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading From her dark towers she lightly threw To him three roses red; He spake no word, but pale he grew, And bowed his troubled head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To make your heart, you must first break your heart!
