used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
(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 There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
Barna's
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From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
bring'st
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From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading -- By murmuring Funcheon's fairy shore."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
CroakingnounUS /ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
daintilyadverbUS /ˈdeɪntəliː/
in a dainty and fastidious manner
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
dovenounUS /dʌv/
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
drearadjective
causing dejection
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading -- By murmuring Funcheon's fairy shore."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
Funcheon's
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From this reading -- By murmuring Funcheon's fairy shore."
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
Glenore
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From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "O dove, outspread thy wings of green;
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
I'm
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From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
ladye
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From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
loathsomely
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From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading -- By murmuring Funcheon's fairy shore."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
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 There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
outspreadadjective
fully extended in width
From this reading "O dove, outspread thy wings of green;
PerchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
ravenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
express in words
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
She'll
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From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading -- By murmuring Funcheon's fairy shore."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
StainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "O dove, outspread thy wings of green;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
wild-wood
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From this reading So light and daintily, And in that letter was a ring, On lovely Barna's wild-wood tree.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading "O dove, outspread thy wings of green;
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a raven, black and drear, Stained with blood all loathsomely, Perched upon the branches near, Croaking mournfully, And he said, "O dove, what bring'st thou here To lovely Barna's wild-wood tree?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I'm coming from a ladye gay, To the young heir of sweet Glenore, His ring returned, it is to say She'll never love him more,-- Alas the hour! alas the day!
