used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
(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 sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The whole world lay before Richard his inheritance.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
dew-drops
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From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
dreamlessadjective
untroubled by dreams
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
evanescentadjectiveUS /ˌevəˈnesənt/
tending to vanish like vapor
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
gemsnounUS /dʒemz/
plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading The whole world lay before Richard his inheritance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The whole world lay before Richard his inheritance.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
maunderingverbUS /ˈmɔːndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “maunder” — wander aimlessly
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
minesnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
a particular point in time
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
overflowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd/
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
prototypenounUS /ˈproʊtətaɪp/
a standard or typical example
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
Richard
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From this reading The whole world lay before Richard his inheritance.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
sunlessadjective
filled or abounding with clouds
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Surely the gems that are dug from the earth have their prototype in the dew-drops that lie on its surface.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
water-drop
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was at his best, and every water-drop on the grass was shining all the colours of the rainbow.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole world lay before Richard his inheritance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He went to bed, and after a dreamless night, rose to find the world overflowed with bliss.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading One might in a moment of sweet maundering imagine Nature hiding those sunless dew-drops of the mines in the darkness of a sweet sorrow that the youth of the morning must be so evanescent.
