used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
in the past
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
bestowverbUS /bɪˈstoʊ/
present
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
braidverbUS /breɪd/
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Love, broken should have been thy how, One year ago.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
ENDEDadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
Landor
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From this reading --_Landor_.
immediately past
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
leafletnounUS /ˈliːflət/
a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
a female domestic
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
a course of conduct
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Love, broken should have been thy how, One year ago.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Love, broken should have been thy how, One year ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a leaflet from her braid And gave it to another maid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
at the time that
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading HOW THE NIGHT ENDED One year ago my path was green, My footstep light, my brow serene; Alas! and could it have been so One year ago?
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading There is a love that is to last When the hot days of youth are past: Such love did a sweet maid bestow One year ago.
