used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
anew
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
(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 “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
confined by bonds
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
terminate
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
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 And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Thyrsis
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
wanderedst
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
wast
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
worth-while
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From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
worthwhileadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrˈθwaɪl/
sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
