used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
Abner
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From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
enduing
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From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
opinion or judgment
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
fencesnounUS /ˈfensəz/
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
furrows
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From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
Hervey
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From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
islesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
lighteningnounUS /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
LOVE'SnounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Planting-time was over.
Planting-time
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From this reading Planting-time was over.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
in the near future
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
the season of growth
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The young corn was rank and tall, and its luxuriant green foliage almost hid the brown ridges and furrows.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
toiledverbUS /tɔɪld/
past form of “toil” — work hard
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
unfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading His farm was soon enclosed, and divided into fields and woodland stretches by neat rail fences.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading One day in May Abner stood at the threshold of his unfinished cabin, and gazed with unseeing eyes over fields and woods and growing corn.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM "Like ships that sailed for sunny isles, But never came to shore."--_Hervey._ All through the early spring Abner toiled with the might of a hopeful heart--love lightening every task and enduing him with the strength of two.
