used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
allynounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
Captain'snounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
coins made of gold
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Suddenly old grew Captain Gold, And his voice grew tremulous.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly old grew Captain Gold, And his voice grew tremulous.
Janet
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From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
Mantua's
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From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
Mantua-town
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From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
information about recent and important events
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
not any; not one
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
not one, and not any
From this reading But help came none from Mantua-town, Dim grew our Captain's eye.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Suddenly old grew Captain Gold, And his voice grew tremulous.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
she's
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From this reading O Mantua's a bonny town, And she's long been our ally;
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly old grew Captain Gold, And his voice grew tremulous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading Suddenly old grew Captain Gold, And his voice grew tremulous.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Gold and French Janet, For thirty days and thirty nights There came no news to us.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Suddenly old grew Captain Gold, And his voice grew tremulous.
plural of “wall” — 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 And send her back to me, my Lord, From the four walls o* the town."
