used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
burnishedadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrnɪʃt/
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
cankernounUS /ˈkæŋkər/
a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading A day of extreme heat was closing in Tarsus.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A day of extreme heat was closing in Tarsus.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
encloseverbUS /ɪnˈkloʊz/
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading O, in what sweets dost thou thy sins enclose!”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading A day of extreme heat was closing in Tarsus.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading A day of extreme heat was closing in Tarsus.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
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From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
engage in
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, in what sweets dost thou thy sins enclose!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
ominouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːmənəsli/
in an ominous manner
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading O, in what sweets dost thou thy sins enclose!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
not in physical motion
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading O, in what sweets dost thou thy sins enclose!”
TarsusnounUS /ˈtɑːrsəs/
the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
From this reading A day of extreme heat was closing in Tarsus.
TaurusnounUS /ˈtɔːrəs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day of extreme heat was closing in Tarsus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heavens were like burnished brass, and the sultry air glowed as if newly discharged from the mouth of a furnace.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading O, in what sweets dost thou thy sins enclose!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth spot the beauty of thy budding name!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun had dropped behind a heavy mass of leaden clouds, tinged with crimson, which hung ominously over the distant range of the western Taurus, though the horizon above the city was still clear.
