adieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
AMUSINGadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
bannernounUS /ˈbænər/
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
propose a payment
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
CONTAININGverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
ENGRAVINGSnounUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋz/
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
HARRISON'SnounUS /ˈherɪsənz/
possessive form of “harrison” — English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
immediately past
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
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 Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
literature in metrical form
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _Price Sixpence._ HARRISON'S AMUSING _PICTURE AND POETRY_ BOOK, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
SEVENTYadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading HARRISON'S AMUSING PICTURE AND POETRY _BOOK_, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
Sixpencenoun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading _Price Sixpence._ HARRISON'S AMUSING _PICTURE AND POETRY_ BOOK, CONTAINING SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Farewell! farewell! the trumpet calls, The banner waves in view; And I must bid these friendly halls, One long! one last adieu!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh! on this green and mossy seat, In my hours of sweet retreat; Thus I would my soul employ, With sense of gratitude and joy.
