used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
BANSHEEnounUS /bænˈʃiː/
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
BLEWETT
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From this reading --JEAN BLEWETT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
corduroynounUS /ˈkɔːrdərɔɪ/
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
DrownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading --JEAN BLEWETT.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
a brief written record
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
and nothing more
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
pearl-gray
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
SaffronnounUS /ˈsæfrən/
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
screech-owl
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From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
spectraladjectiveUS /ˈspektrəl/
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
there's
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
tingenounUS /tɪndʒ/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time Gilbert had attended to his patients, and was returning along the old corduroy road, the night had long fallen.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Now and then a gleam of spectral light through the trees showed where lay the waters of the Drowned Lands.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BANSHEE The sunset has faded, there's but a tinge Saffron pale, where a star of white Has tangled itself in the trailing fringe Of the pearl-gray robe of the summer night.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The bird chorus of the swamp had died away, and only the sweet note of the little screech-owl awoke the echoes of the dark woods.
