used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
(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 Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
Hesperusnoun
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
From this reading Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
LashedverbUS /læʃt/
past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
LONGFELLOWnounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading --HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow!
Norman'snounUS /ˈnɔːrmənz/
possessive form of “norman” — United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
move upward
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
except for; apart from
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
cut with a saw
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
sea-beach
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From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
seaweednounUS /ˈsiːwiːd/
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
WADSWORTH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The salt sea was frozen on her breast, The salt tears in her eyes; And he saw her hair, like the brown seaweed, On the billows fall and rise.
WoenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman’s Woe!
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow!
