used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
(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 Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
arguedverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
crosslyadverb
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
divisible by two
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
firmamentnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
a state of high honor
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
lowlyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊli/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
plaintiffnounUS /ˈpleɪntəf/
a person who brings an action in a court of law
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
Randolph
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From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
Richard
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From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
Shakspeare
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From this reading Shakspeare.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
suspensionnounUS /səˈspenʃən/
a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
Trevethlan
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From this reading Randolph Trevethlan never stirred from his seat during the suspension of the proceedings.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
unrestnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
validadjectiveUS /ˈvælɪd/
well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
showing sorrow
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
at the time that
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind, I see thy glory, like a shooting star, Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
WitnessingverbUS /ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ/
-ing form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, Witnessing storms to come, war, and unrest; Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When they were resumed, his counsel argued at some length, that even if the tale which they had heard were true, the marriage so contracted would be valid, and that therefore the plaintiff had failed in making out his case.
