used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was in the month of April.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
aspirationsnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
crescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
destiniesnounUS /ˈdestəniz/
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
empiresnounUS /ˈempaɪərz/
plural of “empire” — the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
Fête
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From this reading The Fête.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the month of April.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
and nothing more
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
the force of workers available
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was in the month of April.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
subject to death
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
myriads
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From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
o'erleap
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From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
literature in metrical form
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fête.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the month of April.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The night came on with its crescent moon and its myriads of stars: just such a night as might have been wished for such a fête.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,--'tis to be forgiven, That, in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you."
