used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
BethlehemnounUS /ˈbeθlɪhem/
a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
uttered without voice
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
chillingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
provoking fear terror
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
evergreennounUS /ˈevərɡriːn/
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
frankincensenounUS /ˈfræŋkənsens/
an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
GreednounUS /ɡriːd/
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
ten 10s
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
manger-bed
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From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
myrrhnounUS /mɜːr/
aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
on one occasion
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
a full supply
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
cut with a saw
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
shepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
sunlight's
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From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
tawdrinessnoun
tasteless showiness
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
There's
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From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
tinselverbUS /ˈtɪnsəl/
impart a cheap brightness to
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading There's fragrant scent of evergreen upon the chilling air; There's tinsel tawdriness revealed beneath the sunlight's glare; There's Want and Plenty, Greed and Pride--a hundred thousand souls, And, oh, the weary eyes of them, like dull and sullen coals.
whirnoun
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows that in a manger-bed there breathed a Child of Light?
belonging to which person
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Who knows the town of Bethlehem, once gleamed beneath the star, Whose wondrous light the shepherds saw watching their flocks afar?
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading I saw a woman, bent and wan, and on her face a light The look that Mary might have worn that other Christmas night.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
