used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
anew
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
(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 And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
AlpsnounUS /ælps/
a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
ANONadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading ANON.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
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 To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
I've
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From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
set afire or burning
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
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 doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
engage in
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
snow-fall
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From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
ThonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
migratory
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
We'll
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From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
be dressed in
From this reading Like Alps in the sunset, new lighted, in fine, We’ll wear the warm hue of youth’s roses again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
a late time of life
From this reading And doth not a meeting like this make amends For all the long years I’ve been wandering away?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tho’ surely, o’er some of your brows, as o’er mine, The snow-fall of life may be stealing—what then?
youth'snounUS /juːθs/
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading To see thus around me my youth’s early friends, As smiling and kind as in that happy day?
