(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 "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT HENDERSON'S MYSTERY.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
greatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
HENDERSON'S
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From this reading AUNT HENDERSON'S MYSTERY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
incompletenessnoun
the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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knoweth
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading AUNT HENDERSON'S MYSTERY.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
restlessnessnounUS /ˈrestləsnəs/
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness,-- Round our restlessness, His rest."
underbreath
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From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
which person or people
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, the little birds sang east, and the little birds sang west, And I said in underbreath,--All our life is mixed with death, And who knoweth which is best?
