used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT was a very dark night.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
bonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
braes
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From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
terminate
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
chantverbUS /tʃænt/
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IT was a very dark night.
well in the past; former
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
Doon
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From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
flow'ry
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From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
fu
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From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
How
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From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a very dark night.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
Lingthurst
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From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IT was a very dark night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
sae
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From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
precisely as stated
From this reading IT was a very dark night.
wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
warblingverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “warble” — sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a very dark night.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
belonging to which person
From this reading The full moon, whose services had been reckoned upon to light the guests to and from the Lingthurst ball, was not in an obliging humour.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu’ o’ care!
Ye'll
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From this reading Ye’ll break my heart, ye warbling birds That wanton through the flow’ry thorn; Ye mind me o’ departed joys, Departed never to return.”
