used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
barquenoun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
criticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
culturenounUS /ˈkʌltʃər/
a particular society at a particular time and place
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
the literary culture
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
magnanimitynoun
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
the force of workers available
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
MotleynounUS /ˈmɑːtli/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
single-hearted
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From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
ThoreaunounUS /θərˈoʊ/
United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I confess to thinking more of James Russell Lowell as a critic and master of prose than as a poet.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
unafraidadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈfreɪd/
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We celebrate to-night the memory of a great man of Letters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were rare men and fine writers, of a temper simple and unafraid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His single-hearted enthusiasm for Letters had a glowing quality which made it a guiding star for the frail barque of culture.
WhittiernounUS /ˈwɪtiər/
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading What strikes me most about that glorious group of New England writers――Emerson and Longfellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Thoreau, Motley, Holmes, and Lowell――is a certain measure and magnanimity.
