used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
(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 Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ho! green fields and running brooks!
backways
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From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
brooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Ho! green fields and running brooks!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
CooingverbUS /ˈkuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “coo” — speak softly or lovingly
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A COUNTRY PATHWAY.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
dovesnounUS /dʌvz/
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
DreamernounUS /ˈdriːmər/
someone who is dreaming
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Ho! green fields and running brooks!
fishing-hooks
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From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Ho! green fields and running brooks!
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho! green fields and running brooks!
intrudingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdɪŋ/
projecting inward
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
KnottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
Murmurernoun
a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
nooksnounUS /nʊks/
plural of “nook” — a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
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 And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
overlooksnounUS /ˈoʊvərlʊks/
plural of “overlook” — a high place affording a good view
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
PATHWAYnounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading A COUNTRY PATHWAY.
pensiveadjectiveUS /ˈpensɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
picnickers
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From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
roundelays
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From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Ho! green fields and running brooks!
shadesnounUS /ʃeɪdz/
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
deliver by singing
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
strayingadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪɪŋ/
unable to find your way
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
SylvannounUS /ˈsɪlvən/
a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
tolerancenounUS /ˈtɑːlərəns/
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
truantnounUS /ˈtruːənt/
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
unsungadjectiveUS /ənˈsʌŋ/
not famous or acclaimed
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
WeedyadjectiveUS /ˈwiːdi/
abounding with or resembling weeds
From this reading Knotted strings and fishing-hooks Of the truant, stealing down Weedy backways of the town.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where the sunshine overlooks, By green fields and running brooks, All intruding guests of chance With a golden tolerance, Cooing doves, or pensive pair Of picnickers, straying there-- By green fields and running brooks, Sylvan shades and mossy nooks!
the words that are spoken
From this reading And--O Dreamer of the Days, Murmurer of roundelays All unsung of words or books, Sing green fields and running brooks!
