1915
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From this reading 1915.
235
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From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
annalsnounUS /ˈænəlz/
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
BREAKINGnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
clods
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From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
couch-grass
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From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
DynastiesnounUS /ˈdaɪnəstiz/
plural of “dynasty” — a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
HalfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
harrowingadjectiveUS /ˈheroʊɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
heapsnounUS /hiːps/
a large number or amount
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
NATIONSnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
nodsnounUS /nɑːdz/
plural of “nod” — a sign of assent or salutation or command
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
stalkverbUS /stɔːk/
walk stiffly
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
stumblesnounUS /ˈstʌmbəlz/
plural of “stumble” — an unsteady uneven gait
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
TIMEnounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
War'snounUS /wɔːrz/
possessive form of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
wightnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN TIME OF “THE BREAKING OF NATIONS” {235} I Only a man harrowing clods In a slow silent walk With an old horse that stumbles and nods Half asleep as they stalk.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading II Only thin smoke without flame From the heaps of couch-grass; Yet this will go onward the same Though Dynasties pass.
YonderadjectiveUS /ˈjɑːndər/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading III Yonder a maid and her wight Come whispering by: War’s annals will cloud into night Ere their story die.
