used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
ambition's
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From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
anecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
basketfull
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From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
collossal
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From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
demolishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɑːlɪʃt/
torn down and broken up
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
Don't
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From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
fiddlenounUS /ˈfɪdəl/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
flowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
forsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
greednounUS /ɡriːd/
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
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 Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
make reference to
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
MtnounUS /maʊnt/
a radioactive transuranic element
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
parliamentaryadjectiveUS /ˌpɑːrləˈmentəri/
relating to or having the nature of a parliament
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
possumnounUS /ˈpɑːsəm/
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
worried and uneasy
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
shrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
with low volume
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
splendors
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From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
tombstonenounUS /ˈtuːmstoʊn/
a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
TreadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
uproarnounUS /ˈʌprɔːr/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading I sat amid the confusion and uproar of the parliamentary struggles of the lower branch of the Congress of the United States.
Vernon
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From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading I reached the goal of my visions and dreams under that collossal dome whose splendors are shadowed in the broad river that flows by the shrine of Mt. Vernon.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
belonging to which person
From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between the long intervals of argument my speech grinned with anecdotes like a basketfull of 'possum heads.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The fiddle played its part, the people did the rest, and I carved upon the tombstone of the demolished Knight these tender words:
you'll
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From this reading "Tread softly 'round this sacred heap, It guards ambition's restless sleep; Whose greed for place ne'er did forsake him, Don't mention office, or you'll wake him!"
