used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
(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 From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
Allan
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From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
dearly loved
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
a state at a particular time
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
CunninghamnounUS /ˈkʌnɪŋhæm/
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
Dumfries
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From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
ennobledverbUS /ɪˈnoʊbəld/
past form of “ennoble” — confer dignity or honor upon
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
highest in quality
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We hope not.
ideallyadverbUS /aɪˈdiːli/
in an ideal manner
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
a single distinct event
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
influencesnounUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪz/
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
and nothing more
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
peasantrynounUS /ˈpezəntri/
the class of peasants
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
philosophersnounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfərz/
plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
purifiedverbUS /ˈpjʊrəfaɪd/
inflected form of “purify” — remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
ScottishnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our dearly beloved Thomas Carlyle is reported to have said at a dinner given to Allan Cunningham in Dumfries, that Burns was not only one of the greatest of poets, but likewise of philosophers.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading His genius purified and ennobled in his imagination and in his heart the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry--and reflected them, ideally true to nature, in the living waters of Song.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From all such evil influences incident to their condition--and we are now speaking but of the evil--the Five emerged; and first and foremost--Burns.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he did may be told in one short sentence.
