used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Author of “Those About Trench,” Etc.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
auburn-haired
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From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Those About Trench,” Etc.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading —The Ballad of Ryerson.
blacksmithnounUS /ˈblæksmɪθ/
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
a youthful male person
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
crucibled
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From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
crystallineadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstəlaɪn/
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
Etc
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From this reading Author of “Those About Trench,” Etc.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
start firing a weapon
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
impearled
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From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
lulledverbUS /lʌld/
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Those About Trench,” Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
orenounUS /ɔːr/
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
Ryerson
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From this reading —The Ballad of Ryerson.
cut with a saw
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
do one's shopping
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Author of “Those About Trench,” Etc.
thunderbolts
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From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
TrenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Author of “Those About Trench,” Etc.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
unguessed
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From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
unimperiled
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From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
in or at the place that
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thunderbolts were imprisoned in crucibled crystalline ore, And locked in the laughing ocean, and shut in the shining shore, And lulled in the light of evening, and hushed in gentle grain And unimperiled lilies impearled with quiet rain.
showing curiosity
From this reading An auburn-haired boy of twelve stood looking in at the door of a blacksmith shop and wondering why the smith sprinkled water on the fire.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading A world of woven lightning, incredible, unguessed, Where we saw an Easter lily, and Raphael saw the rest.
