used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
(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 boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
battle'snounUS /ˈbætəlz/
possessive form of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
brought into existence
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
the act of burning something
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
a young person of either sex
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
childlikeadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/
befitting a young child
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
divisible by two
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
provided with artificial light
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
for more time
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
not any; not one
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
be obedient to
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
parentnounUS /ˈperənt/
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
express in words
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He called aloud, “Say, father, say If yet my task is done?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is right that a child should obey even to the death the commands of a loving parent.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The flames rolled on--he would not go Without his father’s word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form.
