used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
anew
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
(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 “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
bisnounUS /bɪs/
plural of “bi” — a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you swim?” she said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
Egg-shell
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
It's
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From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
cut with a saw
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
SinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
at the time that
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
WitchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
