used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
anew
From this reading That he must never hear again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He would pile the hills against his ears.
(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 THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He would pile the hills against his ears.
at any time
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading That he must never hear again.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would pile the hills against his ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That he must never hear again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That he must never hear again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He would pile the hills against his ears.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
Silencieux
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
Silencieux's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he must never hear again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was afraid of the sea, for the sea was Silencieux's for ever.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In its depths lay a magic harp which filled all its waves with music--music lovely and accursed, the voice of Silencieux.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would pile the hills against his ears.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE FIRST TALK ON THE HILLS Antony took Beatrice to the high hills where all the year long the sun and the snow shine together.
