used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
having companions or an escort
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Crows are the kind that talk.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
beat'st
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From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
a youthful male person
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
CrowsnounUS /kroʊz/
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading "Crows are the kind that talk.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
Eaton
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From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
echoingadjectiveUS /ˈekoʊɪŋ/
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
flutterest
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From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
gamebagnoun
a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
the act of departing
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
I'm
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From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
isn't
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From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Crows are the kind that talk.
immediately past
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
long-caged
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From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
PickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Crows are the kind that talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "This bird isn't dead," said the boy, holding me up to view, "and I'm going to put it in a cage and train it to talk."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
which person or people
From this reading The very next evening I was stunned by a stone thrown by a small boy who accompanied a hunter.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRISON Like a long-caged bird Thou beat'st thy bars with broken wing And flutterest, feebly echoing The far-off music thou hast heard, --_Arthur Eaton._ This was my last day of liberty for many, many months.
