againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
Altenfjord
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From this reading Night on the Altenfjord,--the long, long, changeless night of winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
bindsnounUS /baɪndz/
plural of “bind” — something that hinders as if with bonds
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
changelessadjective
not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
From this reading Night on the Altenfjord,--the long, long, changeless night of winter.
crestsnounUS /krests/
plural of “crest” — the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
fettersnounUS /ˈfetərz/
plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
HealedadjectiveUS /hiːld/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
Joylessadjective
not experiencing or inspiring joy
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 Night on the Altenfjord,--the long, long, changeless night of winter.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night on the Altenfjord,--the long, long, changeless night of winter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
pelletsnounUS /ˈpeləts/
plural of “pellet” — a small sphere
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
pine-forests
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
sculpturedadjectiveUS /ˈskʌlptʃərd/
cut into a desired shape
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
snow-coveredadjective
covered with snow
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
songless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
stingingnounUS /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
SWINBURNEnoun
English poet (1837-1909)
From this reading SWINBURNE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
unboundadjectiveUS /ʌnˈbaʊnd/
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Joyless and songless, the whole landscape lay as though frozen into sculptured stone.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Night on the Altenfjord,--the long, long, changeless night of winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sharp snow-covered crests of the mountains rose in white appeal against the darkness of the sky,--the wild north wind tore through the leafless branches of the pine-forests, bringing with it driving pellets of stinging hail.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "They have the night, who had, like us, the day-- We, whom day binds, shall have the night as they-- We, from the fetters of the light unbound, Healed of our wound of living, shall sleep sound!"
