used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Venus was almost setting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
CassiopeianounUS /ˌkʌsiəˈpiːə/
(Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
constellationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “constellation” — an arrangement of parts or elements
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
hilled
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From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
lustrousadjectiveUS /ˈlʌstrəs/
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
MEDEAnounUS /məˈdiːə/
(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
moonlessadjective
without a moon or a visible moon
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
PleiadesnounUS /ˈpliːədiːz/
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
ROMANadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Venus was almost setting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sky was intensely dark, but the stars shone out full and lustrous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Orion glittered like a giant in golden armour; Cassiopeia shone out in her own peculiar radiance and the Pleiades in their misty brightness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
in the direction of
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Venus was almost setting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ROMAN MEDEA It was a moonless night.-- Deep repose was upon the seven hilled city.
zenithnounUS /ˈziːnəθ/
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Mars glowed red and fiery towards the zenith; the constellations seemed to stand out from the infinite spaces behind them.
