used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading IT was five o'clock in the afternoon.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
(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 "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
put or send forth
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
dividingverbUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “divide” — separate into parts or portions
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
DoublingnounUS /ˈdʌbəlɪŋ/
increase by a factor of two
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading IT was five o'clock in the afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
guardian-angel
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From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was five o'clock in the afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was five o'clock in the afternoon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading IT was five o'clock in the afternoon.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
presidingverbUS /prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
ROGERSnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading ROGERS.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
except for; apart from
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
get rid of
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
in the near future
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
SycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The front of the house preserved that peculiar stillness that was always its characteristic on summer afternoons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was five o'clock in the afternoon.
at the time that
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
in or at the place that
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sycamore Farm lay bathed in golden sunshine, save where the old trees from which it got its name cast soft shadows across the green lawn.
a Caucasian
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "The Little White Wild Rose" Across the threshold led, And every tear kissed off as soon as shed, His house she enters, there to be a light; Shining within when all without is night, A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing!
