(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 _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
cloakingverbUS /ˈkloʊkɪŋ/
-ing form of “cloak” — hide under a false appearance
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
DumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
emeraldnounUS /ˈemrəld/
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
opinion or judgment
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
gulfsnounUS /ɡʌlfs/
plural of “gulf” — an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
ice-walls
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From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _What power is this_?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
come together
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
used to form the superlative
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
oldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading _What power is this_?
prophesiesverbUS /ˈprɑːfəsaɪz/
third-person singular of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
rebornadjectiveUS /ˈriːˈbɔːrn/
spiritually reborn or converted
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
express in words
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _What power is this_?
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
(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 _Mother_, ’_tis I reborn_: _I know thee well_: _That throb I know and all it prophesies_, _O Mother and Queen_, _beneath the olden spell_ _Of silence_, _gazing from thy hills and skies_!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What power is this_?
in or at the place that
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
belonging to which person
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading _What thrill of earth and heaven_—_most wild_, _most sweet_— _What answering pulse that all the senses know_, _Comes leaping from the ruddy eastern glow_ _Where_, _far away_, _the skies and mountains meet_?
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
winsnounUS /wɪnz/
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
witcherynoun
the art of sorcery
From this reading _what witchery wins my feet_ _To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow_, _All silent as the emerald gulfs below_, _Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat_?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
a late time of life
From this reading _Dumb Mother_, _struggling with the years to tell_ _The secret at thy heart through helpless eyes_.
