1529
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From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
AgranounUS /ˈæɡrə/
a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
cocklesnounUS /ˈkɑːkəlz/
plural of “cockle” — common edible European bivalve
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
take in liquids
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
an old word for “before”
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
euthanasian
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From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
givest
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From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
ten 10s
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
Kalpi
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From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
Lo
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From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
MartininounUS /mɑːrˈtiːni/
a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
come together
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
MidsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
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 This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
potentadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊtənt/
having great influence
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
St
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From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good old St. Martini patron of the drunk!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
which person or people
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 1529 was riding post haste from Kalpi to Agra, a distance of close on a hundred miles, to meet his wife and children.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Lo! in thy summer thou givest potent draught To warm our cockles ere the world be sunk In winding sheet of snow.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This is thy craft, O cheerful saint! to give ere the year dies A euthanasian drink of cloudless skies.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading There was no question as to the youth of the man who on Midsummer Eve A. D.
