used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
Diadyomene
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From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
Diadyomenos
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From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
forciblyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrsəbli/
in a forcible manner
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
foredoing
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From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
imperfectadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
engage in
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Face to face they stood, shattered life and lost soul.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And his grey eyes addressed her too forcibly to be named.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Diadyomene tried to smile, but her lips trembled; she tried to greet him with the old name Diadyomenos, but it fell imperfect.
unalterableadjectiveUS /əˈnɔːltərəbəl/
not capable of being changed or altered
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was in them and his face to make her afraid? eyes and face of a lover foredoing speech.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With its splendour and peace unalterable, the great sanctuary enclosed them.
