not being in a specified place
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
anew
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
(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 Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
brought into existence
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
dearly loved
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
hoar-frost
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From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
mournverbUS /mɔːrn/
feel sadness
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
rillnounUS /rɪl/
a small stream
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
express in words
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
steeplesnounUS /ˈstiːpəlz/
plural of “steeple” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading From village steeples far away The sound of bells is borne, As one by one, each crimson ray Brings in the Christmas morn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peace to all! the church bells say, For Christ was born on Christmas day.
a Caucasian
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
widgeonnoun
freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meadows gleam with hoar-frost white, The day breaks on the hill, The widgeon takes its early flight Beside the frozen rill.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Here, some will those again embrace They hold on earth most dear, There, some will mourn an absent face They lost within the year.
