Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BY FREEMAN E. MILLER, A.M.

how long something has existed

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

in the past

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

(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 _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading BUFFALO, N.Y.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY FREEMAN E. MILLER, A.M.

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

bound with chains

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading BY FREEMAN E. MILLER, A.M.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

for a limitless time

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a person who is not a serf or a slave

From this reading BY FREEMAN E. MILLER, A.M.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

possessive form of “future” — the time yet to come

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

great merriment

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

an old form of “has”

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a high place

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the sound of laughing

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading BY FREEMAN E. MILLER, A.M.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading BY FREEMAN E. MILLER, A.M.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading BUFFALO, N.Y.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a state in south central United States

From this reading OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

up to a particular time

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading 'Tis true, hold I,_ _That songs, like birds, in bondage die._ Oklahoma!

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

in or at the place that

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

-ing form of “wing” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS._ _Our dearest joys forever flow_ _From fountains of the Long Ago,_ _That from the heights of pleasures past_ _Flood all the present valleys vast,_ _And with eternal glees provide_ _The future's endless ocean tide._ _To ope each cage where a heartless age_ _Hath chained the birds of singing,_ _Till Love's own glee that is fond and free_ _Shall laugh where they are winging,--_ _Such is my wish.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading BUFFALO, N.Y.