used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
anew
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
(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 He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
a youthful male person
From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
Callicles
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From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
Catana
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From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
country-festivals
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From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
Empedoclesnoun
Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
at any time
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
glensnounUS /ɡlenz/
plural of “glen” — a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
HarkverbUS /hɑːrk/
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
harp-player
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From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
attach to a support
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
Pausanias
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From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
revelling
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From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Pausanias_ 'Tis the boy Callicles, The sweetest harp-player in Catana.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
touch'd
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From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
wandersverbUS /ˈwɑːndərz/
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were possible, And we were not so far from human haunt, I should have said that some one touch'd a harp Hark! there again!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Empedocles_ Hark! what sound was that Rose from below?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But heed him not, he will not mount to us; I spoke with him this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is for ever coming on these hills, In summer, to all country-festivals, With a gay revelling band; he breaks from them Sometimes, and wanders far among the glens.
