used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
ah
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From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
couldstmodal verbUS /kʊdst/
an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
the organ of sight
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
How
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From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, slander not the language that is thine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Oh, slander not the language that is thine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
not any; not one
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, slander not the language that is thine.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
Sauterelle
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From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
slandernounUS /ˈslændər/
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
From this reading Oh, slander not the language that is thine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
express in speech
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, slander not the language that is thine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, slander not the language that is thine.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I will not hear thee speak so!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Alas, I know not well thy foreign tongue.
at the time that
From this reading How couldst thou hear me always in my rough tongue, when thine, so sweet, so soft, so beautiful--” “No! speak not so!” cried Sauterelle.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will not hear thee speak so!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading And, ah!--thou art a ready youth, I see it in thine eye,--how sweet the task of teaching thee my polished mode of thought and speech!
