used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
(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 Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
boyhood's
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From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
the first light of day
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
Floyd
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
Grandon
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From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
only a very short time before
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
How
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From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
jargoning
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From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/
filled or impregnated with perfume
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
remembersverbUS /rɪˈmembərz/
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
robinsnounUS /ˈrɑːbənz/
plural of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first there is a glimmer of mystery, then he remembers,--it is his boyhood's home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
wakesnounUS /weɪks/
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
warbleverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəl/
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading Then a strange voice, a burst of higher melody, a warble nearer, farther, fainter, a "sweet jargoning" among them all, that lifts his soul in unconscious praise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How they fling their notes back at one another, with a merry audacity that makes him smile!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Let the world roll blindly on, Give me shadow, give me sun, And a perfumed day as this is."
but in spite of that
From this reading It is hardly dawn as yet, and the song of countless robins wakes Floyd Grandon.
