used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
battlementnounUS /ˈbætəlmənt/
a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
confined by bonds
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
calmnessnounUS /ˈkɑːmnəs/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
coasternounUS /ˈkoʊstər/
a resident of a coastal area
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
HEMANS
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From this reading HEMANS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
intendingverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪŋ/
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
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 We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
Martha
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From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
moonbeamnounUS /ˈmuːnbiːm/
a ray of moonlight
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
SierranounUS /siˈerə/
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
sigh'd
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From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
truants
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From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
Wallis
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From this reading We had fallen on board an eastern coaster, called the Martha Wallis, bound from James' River to Boston, intending to cross the shoals.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
at the time that
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh! forget not the hour, when through forest and vale We returned with our chief to his dear native halls!
woodyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdi/
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading Through the woody Sierra there sigh'd not a gale, And the moonbeam was bright on his battlement walls; And nature lay sleeping in calmness and light, Round the house of the _truants_, that rose on our sight.”
