used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
anew
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN JONSON.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
to come or go into
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
Fleda's
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
JONSONnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading BEN JONSON.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
mark'd
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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 Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
parnounUS /pɑːr/
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
smutch'd
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
having come into contact
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touched it?
