anew
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
for the reason that
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
put or send forth
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
CrumbnounUS /krʌm/
a very small quantity of something
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
Fledglings
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From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
Francis
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From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
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Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
givernounUS /ˈɡɪvər/
someone who devotes himself completely
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
HowellsnounUS /ˈhaʊəlz/
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
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low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
most important element
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York .
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
overtimenounUS /ˈoʊvərtaɪm/
work done in addition to regular working hours
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have ownership or possession of
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
rhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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scatters
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Scribner's
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
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make square
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squirrelsnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.
vestverbUS /vest/
provide with power and authority
From this reading (See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back.
at the time that
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
in or at the place that
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes.
winter-kindness
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York .
