used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
(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 While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
HenceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading —ROSSETTI (_The House of Life_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading —ROSSETTI (_The House of Life_).
life-long
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading —ROSSETTI (_The House of Life_).
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
practitionernounUS /prækˈtɪʃənər/
someone who practices a learned profession
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
ROSSETTInounUS /roʊˈseti/
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading —ROSSETTI (_The House of Life_).
sadderadjectiveUS /ˈsædər/
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
Simon'snounUS /ˈsaɪmənz/
possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
having a supporting base
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
To-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
To-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
Tutterville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
verdictnounUS /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning after Master Simon’s death was filled for Parson Tutterville with sadder and more responsible duties than any in his experience.
WebbnounUS /web/
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Before a stormy scarlet sun had well cleared the eastern line of the hill he was standing with Mr. Webb (the country practitioner) by the body of his life-long friend, and listening to the professional verdict on the obvious fact.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
Yesterday'snounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading “Thou Ghost,” I said, “and is thy name To-day?— Yesterday’s son, with such an abject brow!— And can To-morrow be more pale than thou?”
but in spite of that
From this reading While yet I spoke, the silence answered: Yea, Henceforth our issue is all grieved and grey....
