used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
adornverbUS /əˈdɔːrn/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
(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 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
bloometh
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From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
clarions
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From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
assemble or get together
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
HumilitynounUS /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
HymnsnounUS /hɪmz/
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
go away from a place
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
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 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
come together
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
the force of workers available
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
Nought's
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From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
Peggy
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From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
Prue
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From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
PuritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
repliesnounUS /rɪˈplaɪz/
plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
surnamed
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From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
tennis-net
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From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
vaultingnounUS /ˈvɔːltɪŋ/
(architecture) a vaulted structure
From this reading 'Of course it is all right,' replies Prue, vaulting over the tennis-net to let off a little of her steam.
violetnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
(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 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
a Caucasian
From this reading 'The lily white that bloometh there is Purity, The fragrant violet is surnamed Humility: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Our Master hath a garden which fair flowers adorn, There will I go and gather, both at eve and morn: Nought's heard therein but Angel Hymns with harp and lute, Loud trumpets and bright clarions, and the gentle, soothing flute.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'Well,' cries Peggy anxiously, as, the young men having taken leave, she sees her sister come running and jumping, and humming an air, to meet her, 'is it all right?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If it had not been for your long face, I should never have doubted it.'
