aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
aeoliannoun
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
blendenoun
an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
blendedadjectiveUS /ˈblendɪd/
combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
deceives
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From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
set up or found
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
puzzlesnounUS /ˈpʌzəlz/
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
not in physical motion
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
a special situation
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
hard to endure
From this reading And still he stood among them, gazing, trying to comprehend the treasure he had found.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Thus the miner turns in his eager fingers the crystal that puzzles him, and calls it blende, the thing that deceives.
uncaptured
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From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
veery's
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From this reading Only the veery’s song, farther away and fainter; only the aeolian tones about him; only the feeling of vanished music and uncaptured song.
at the time that
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
in or at the place that
From this reading Fresh colors after rain now blended where she had been.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading When he looked back to find his new acquaintance, her faithful wilderness had swallowed her up.
