Ah
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From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
clovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
ENDnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If only tee had never had to leave!”
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That way lies unhappiness” he said.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
hill-top
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From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading “If only tee had never had to leave!”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
liesnounUS /laɪz/
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “That way lies unhappiness” he said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “If only tee had never had to leave!”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That way lies unhappiness” he said.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
sighedverbUS /saɪd/
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
teenounUS /tiː/
the starting place for each hole on a golf course
From this reading “If only tee had never had to leave!”
TETHERverbUS /ˈteðər/
tie with a tether
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That way lies unhappiness” he said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
Thyrsis
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From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If only tee had never had to leave!”
tree-topp'd
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From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
unhappinessnounUS /ənˈhæpinɪs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “That way lies unhappiness” he said.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE END OF THE TETHER _They sat still watching upon the hill-top, drinking in the scent of the clover.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “That way lies unhappiness” he said.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ah, if only we might have come back here!” she sighed.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Perhaps,” she answered; and then quoted-- ‘Yet, Thyrsis, let me give my grief its hour In the old haunt, and find our tree-topp’d hill!
