used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
bannernounUS /ˈbænər/
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
battle'snounUS /ˈbætəlz/
possessive form of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
at any time
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
freemennounUS /ˈfriːmen/
plural of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
death of a person
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
havocnounUS /ˈhævək/
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
hirelingnoun
a person who works only for money
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
go away from a place
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
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 O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
held dear
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
not any; not one
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
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 O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
O'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
pollutionnounUS /pəˈluːʃən/
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
a safe place
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
except for; apart from
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
be standing; be upright
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
star-spangled
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From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
vauntinglyadverb
in a boastful manner
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
war'snounUS /wɔːrz/
possessive form of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading O long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
at the time that
From this reading O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
in or at the place that
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
which person or people
From this reading And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more?
