aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One brave voice rose above the din.
(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 freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
boltsnounUS /boʊlts/
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading One brave voice rose above the din.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
give encouragement to
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
dearly loved
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading One brave voice rose above the din.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
jeerverbUS /dʒɪr/
laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
the force of workers available
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
not any; not one
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
NoisilyadverbUS /ˈnɔɪzəli/
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One brave voice rose above the din.
and nothing more
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
QuakersnounUS /ˈkweɪkərz/
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading One brave voice rose above the din.
cut with a saw
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
scoffingnoun
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
Upsall
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From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading One brave voice rose above the din.
which person or people
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Through lane and alley the gazing town Noisily followed them up and down; Some with scoffing and brutal jeer, Some with pity and words of cheer.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading But as they who see not, the Quakers saw The world about them; they only thought With deep thanksgiving and pious awe On the great deliverance God had wrought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Upsall, gray with his length of days, Cried from the door of his Red Lion Inn "Men of Boston, give God the praise No more shall innocent blood call down The bolts of wrath on your guilty town.
