used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
(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 “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
Bryant
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From this reading —Bryant.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
ChainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
cowardsnounUS /ˈkaʊərdz/
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
delightsome
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
embracingnounUS /emˈbreɪsɪŋ/
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
moving swiftly
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
death of a person
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
Harriet
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From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
invadernounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdər/
someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
immediately past
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
engage in
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
mazenounUS /meɪz/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
come together
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
Peggy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
rapturouslyadverb
in an ecstatic manner
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
ringlets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
starryadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːriː/
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Is it not delightsome that we are all together at last, Peggy?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
the act of using
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Chains are round our country pressed, And cowards have betrayed her, And we must make her bleeding breast The grave of the invader.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
witchingnounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪŋ/
the use or practice of witchcraft
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harriet, with her chestnut hair flying in a maze of witching ringlets, her eyes starry with radiance, came dancing to meet them as they entered the house which Colonel Owen had taken for his use.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Father told me that you had come,” she cried embracing Peggy rapturously.
