used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
(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 Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
aloenounUS /ˈæloʊ/
succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
From this reading And Anna's aloe?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Anna's aloe?
Anna'snounUS /ˈænəz/
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading And Anna's aloe?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
Bartram's
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From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
bramblenounUS /ˈbræmbəl/
any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
put or send forth
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
fresconounUS /ˈfreskoʊ/
a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading It were vain to guess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
Jotham's
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From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
immediately past
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
LendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
mattereth
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From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
mythicaladjectiveUS /ˈmɪθəkəl/
based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
redressnounUS /rɪˈdres/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
slave's
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From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And did a secret sympathy possess That tender soul, and for the slave's redress Lend hope, strength, patience?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It were vain to guess.
tradition's
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From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It were vain to guess.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Nay, were the plant itself but mythical, Set in the fresco of tradition's wall Like Jotham's bramble, mattereth not at all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It were vain to guess.
Woolman
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From this reading If it flowered at last In Bartram's garden, did John Woolman cast A glance upon it as he meekly passed?
