used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
in the past
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
(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 By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
the first light of day
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
DOLORIA
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From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
apart from; not including
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
ExhortationnounUS /ˌeɡzɔːrˈteɪʃən/
a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
From this reading _Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
set up or found
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
a young female
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
a quick look
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
hear with intention
From this reading _Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!
held dear
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
become covered with mist
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
OrientverbUS /ˈɔːrient/
be oriented
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
salmonnounUS /ˈsæmən/
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
Salutationnoun
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
semi-pagan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
a person, without saying who
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
spontaneousadjectiveUS /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
happening or arising without apparent external cause
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
express in words
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
up to a particular time
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
having come into contact
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading By all the laws of the wilderness she was mine, and I wanted to tell someone, to challenge the wild, that these arms and hands and this rifle would protect her till the end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DOLORIA With the first glimpse of dawn I arose and faced the East; my arms out, my palms up, and across them my rifle as a kind of offering to the day.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not know why I did this--this spontaneous though semi-pagan act--except that on my "island," and in my power, slept the girl I loved; she whom I had stolen from her watchful tribe, whom I would have as mate.
a late time of life
From this reading A thin mist hung low upon the prairie, a faint tint of salmon touched the sky, and to my lips sprang the words of that inspiring "Salutation of the Dawn" which found expression in the Orient many thousands of years ago:
