used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A'.
(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 "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A'.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
have
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
blythesome
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From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
bridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
chimenounUS /tʃaɪm/
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
one or the other of two
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
he'p
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From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
without good reason
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
LullsnounUS /lʌlz/
plural of “lull” — a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
joined in matrimony
From this reading WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A'.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
moon'snounUS /muːnz/
possessive form of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
the middle of the day
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading My love is wise, oh, what could I refuse him?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading My love is wise, oh, what could I refuse him?"
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
possessing material wealth
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
roundelaynoun
a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
shaftsnounUS /ʃæfts/
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
shelterless
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From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My love is fair, I could not he'p but choose him My love is good, I could not bear to lose him.
traditionaladjectiveUS /trəˈdɪʃənəl/
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading A "blythesome bridal" is a traditional Scotch law, not to be lightly broken by either rich or poor.
tumultuousadjectiveUS /ˌtuːˈmʌltʃuːəs/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
warbleverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəl/
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My love is wise, oh, what could I refuse him?"
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading My love is wise, oh, what could I refuse him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And Love, our light at night and shade at noon, Lulls us to rest with songs, and turns away All shafts of shelterless, tumultuous day Like the moon's growth, his face gleams through his tune, And as soft waters warble to the moon Our answering spirits chime one roundelay"
WOO'D
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From this reading WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A'.
