AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
Answerernoun
someone who responds
From this reading Song of the Answerer
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him to send me the signs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
How
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From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
listverbUS /lɪst/
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Song of the Answerer
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
romanza
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From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Tell him to send me the signs.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
signsnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Song of the Answerer
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Song of the Answerer
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And I stand before the young man face to face, and take his right hand in my left hand and his left hand in my right hand, And I answer for his brother and for men, and I answer for him that answers for all, and send these signs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now list to my morning’s romanza, I tell the signs of the Answerer, To the cities and farms I sing as they spread in the sunshine before me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young man comes to me bearing a message from his brother, How shall the young man know the whether and when of his brother?
