used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
(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 There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
Alvin
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From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
Avalon
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
BLISSnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading BLISS CARMAN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
CARMAN
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From this reading BLISS CARMAN.
CervantesnounUS /serˈvɑːntes/
Spanish writer best remembered for “Don Quixote” which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
Coburn
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contentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
Dagonet
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debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
drawlnounUS /drɔːl/
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
exceptionaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəl/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
yet to be or coming
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
Haplyadverb
by accident
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
incomparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl/
such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
jestingadjective
characterized by jokes and good humor
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the emotion of great happiness
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
Langdon
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immediately past
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
ListensverbUS /ˈlɪsənz/
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
the force of workers available
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
MolierenounUS /moʊˈljer/
French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
not any; not one
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
opportunitiesnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
PhotographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
try to get or reach
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
to-day
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From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
TwainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
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stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
accept gladly
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
which person or people
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the future they will, I doubt not, seek and welcome opportunities to acknowledge that debt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn “Haply--who knows?--somewhere In Avalon, Isle of Dreams, In vast contentment at last, With every grief done away, While Chaucer and Shakespeare wait, And Moliere hangs on his words, And Cervantes not far off Listens and smiles apart, With that incomparable drawl He is jesting with Dagonet now.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
the words that are spoken
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading My own experience with the works of Mark Twain is in no sense exceptional.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There are to-day, all over the world, men and women and children who owe a debt of almost personal gratitude to Mark Twain for the joy of his humour and the charm of his personality.
