1913
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From this reading Published October, 1913 Listen!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
(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 If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
appalverb
strike with disgust or revulsion
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
CouchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
electrotyped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
enmitynounUS /ˈenməti/
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
hear with intention
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meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
MiseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Published October, 1913 Listen!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published October, 1913 Listen!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
propel through the air
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Cloud and wind would fly together In a dance of sunny weather, And the happy trees would throw Gifts to travellers below.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the lion, meek and mild, With the lamb would, side by side, Couch him friendly, and would be Innocent of enmity.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If but women were Half as kind as they are fair There would be an end to all Miseries that do appal.
