Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

(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 In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS i.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

dearly loved

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

in a joyous manner

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

plural of “combination” — a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS i.

made or joined or united into one

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

a state of high honor

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS i.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

North American songbirds having a yellow breast

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading (JEAN INGELOW: _Give us Love and Give us Peace._) Fair is our lot--O goodly is our heritage!

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

in a regular manner

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

plural of “substitution” — an event in which one thing is substituted for another

From this reading COMBINATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS i.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And the lark sang "Give us glory!" and the dove said "Give us peace."

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Verses in which different sorts of feet are more or less regularly combined_.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In the morning, O so early, my beloved, my beloved, All the birds were singing blithely, as if never they would cease: 'Twas a thrush sang in my garden, "Hear the story, hear the story!"