used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
Alphonse
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From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
cannot
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From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading Hear you, then, celestial fellows!
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Hear you, then, celestial fellows!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
hermitnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
I'm
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From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
not any; not one
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
a full supply
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
PlyverbUS /plaɪ/
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
pupilsnounUS /ˈpjuːpəlz/
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
refrain from harming
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
styledverbUS /staɪld/
past form of “style” — designate by an identifying term
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Hear you, then, celestial fellows!
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Before ye want a drop of rain, Hear the sentiment of Spain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have thought it thoroughly over,-- State of hermit, state of lover; We must have society, We cannot spare variety.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading And, for I'm styled Alphonse the Wise, Ye shall not fail for sound advice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have tried famine: no more try it; Ply us now with a full diet; Teach your pupils now with plenty, For one sun supply us twenty.
