used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
(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 Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
dearly loved
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you not see it, Wolf?
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
encircledadjectiveUS /ɪnˈsɜːrkəld/
confined on all sides
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you not see it, Wolf?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you not see it, Wolf?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
pedantsnounUS /ˈpedənts/
plural of “pedant” — a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
postilionnoun
someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
refreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/
refresh one's memory
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you not see it, Wolf?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is more beautiful to me than stately, proud Berlin.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading Though a poor, gray nest, I could press it to my heart, with all its untidy little houses, and tedious old pedants.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
WeimarnounUS /ˈvaɪmɑːr/
a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will refresh my heart with its view; so halt, postilion, halt,” cried the duke.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Do you not see it, Wolf?
wreathnounUS /riːθ/
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading “There lies dear Weimar, encircled in its wreath of green.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you not see it, Wolf?
