used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
BritonnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
Brunswick'snounUS /ˈbrʌnzwɪks/
possessive form of “brunswick” — a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY J. PARKERSON, JUN.
CAROLINEadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
a female human offspring
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
determin'd
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From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY J. PARKERSON, JUN.
JUN
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From this reading BY J. PARKERSON, JUN.
lamentedadjectiveUS /ləˈmentɪd/
mourned or grieved for
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
martyrnounUS /ˈmɑːrtər/
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/
be against; express opposition to
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
PARKERSON
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From this reading BY J. PARKERSON, JUN.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
cut with a saw
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
spleennounUS /spliːn/
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
confined on all sides
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading England saw Brunswick’s daughter surrounded by foes; And, therefore determin’d their arts to oppose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A POEM TO THE Memory of our late lamented QUEEN CAROLINE OF _ENGLAND_.
tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
which person or people
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
widow'd
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From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As a Briton, this tribute I pay to my Queen, Who late fell a martyr to malice and spleen; To add to her sorrows in this fleeting life, Misfortune had made her a young widow’d wife.
