used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
(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 "Such youth, With all its charms, forsooth.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
assented
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From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
bluestadjectiveUS /ˈbluːəst/
superlative of “blue” — of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "Such youth, With all its charms, forsooth.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
Craye
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From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
ElanounUS /ˈelə/
an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States
From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
forsoothadverb
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading "Such youth, With all its charms, forsooth.
godsendnounUS /ˈɡɑːdsend/
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
It's
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From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
joyfullyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
Peyton
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From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such youth, With all its charms, forsooth.
SungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
carry out
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
truestadjectiveUS /ˈtruːɪst/
superlative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
unwontedadjective
unaccustomed or unusual
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "It's a perfect godsend, this invitation!" cried Olive Peyton, with unwonted rapture in her cold voice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Alas! too well I know it!-- Will claim A song of love and fame Sung by some southern poet."
at the time that
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Such youth, With all its charms, forsooth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Her eyes Would match the southern skies When southern skies are bluest; Her heart Will always, take its part Where southern hearts are truest.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, indeed!" assented her chum and cousin, Ela Craye, joyfully.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Such youth, With all its charms, forsooth.
