used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOME AGAIN, FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
anew
From this reading HOME AGAIN, FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
agin
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From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
barksnounUS /bɑːrks/
plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
chimblys
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From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
dearly loved
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
at any time
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading HOME AGAIN, FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
for a limitless time
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOME AGAIN, FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
havennounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME AGAIN, FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
How
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From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
illuminedverbUS /ˌɪˈluːmənd/
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
Jonesville
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From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
Josiah
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From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
a narrow way or road
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
leadin
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From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
mooredverbUS /mʊrd/
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
nothin
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From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
Philury's
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From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
piaza
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From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
(of games) engaged in
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading HOME AGAIN, FROM A FOREIGN SHORE.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
truthfullyadverbUS /ˈtruːθfəli/
with truth
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
Ury
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From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
accept gladly
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
at the time that
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
a Caucasian
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
in the company of; together with
From this reading How soft the light fell onto the white curtains with lace agin’!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
wuz
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From this reading Jonesville wuz bathed in the rosy hue of sunset when Ury let down the bars and we passed up into the lane leadin’ to our dear home--that sweet, restful haven, into which Josiah and me truthfully felt that our barks would sail in and be moored forever and ever.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading How sweet the rosy glow illumined the piaza and front yard, and how it played round the red chimblys and Philury’s collar, as she stood in the front stoop to welcome us home!
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, we both felt that nothin’, nothin’ could tempt us agin to spread our sails and float out of that blessed Home Harbor.
