used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
(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 "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
Cophetua
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From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
placed crosswise
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
dark-blueadjective
of a dark shade of blue
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a female human offspring
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
FitzgeraldnounUS /fɪtsˈdʒerəld/
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
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to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
annoy continually or chronically
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
the act of departing
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lovesomeadjective
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
a female domestic
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
miennounUS /miːn/
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
oathnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
surmisedverbUS /sərˈmaɪzd/
past form of “surmise” — infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading As the intelligent reader has doubtless surmised already, he was the hero of the newspaper paragraph Mrs. Fitzgerald had read to her daughter, and he had crossed the seas to claim his own.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
TENNYSONnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As shines the moon in cloudless skies, She in her poor attire was seen, One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair, and lovesome mien, So sweet a face, such angel grace, In all that land had never been; Cophetua swore a royal oath, 'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, leaving our interests in the Garden City temporarily, we must journey across the dark-blue sea, to follow the fortunes of our noble hero, Harry Hawthorne.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "IF I WERE A KING I WOULD RAISE HER TO MY THRONE!"
