AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
assertiveadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪv/
aggressively self-assured
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
clamorverbUS /ˈklæmər/
make loud demands
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
creedsnounUS /kriːdz/
plural of “creed” — any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
EndlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
fairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
FindverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
greyingverbUS /ˈɡreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “grey” — make grey
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
lifeward
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From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Oh, might I rise again!
miragenounUS /mərˈɑːʒ/
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, might I rise again!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
restrainedadjectiveUS /riˈstreɪnd/
cool and formal in manner
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading Oh, might I rise again!
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
seekverbUS /siːk/
try to get or reach
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But old monotony is there: Endless avenues of rain.
ThrowverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Might I Throw off the heat of that old wine, See the new morning mass the sky With fairy towers, line on line; Find each mirage in the high air A symbol, not a dream again...
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A fathom deep in sleep I lie With old desires, restrained before, To clamor lifeward with a cry, As dark flies out the greying door; And so in quest of creeds to share I seek assertive day again...
