used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Angel!
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
receivesverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
TELEGRAMnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
watchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
which person or people
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading —WORDSWORTH.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
