Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

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From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

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From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Who shall rail Against her beauty?

(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 Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Who shall rail Against her beauty?

exhale hard

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

terminate

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

a young person of either sex

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

a small inlet

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

any of several short-billed Old World rails

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

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From this reading CXIV Who loves not Knowledge?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

prepare oneself for a military confrontation

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

plural of “glade” — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Who shall rail Against her beauty?

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From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading CXIV Who loves not Knowledge?

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

of less size or importance

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

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From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading CXIV Who loves not Knowledge?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

the middle of the day

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading CXIV Who loves not Knowledge?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading Who shall rail Against her beauty?

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

the work of a sailor

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

up to a particular time

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

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From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

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From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

not loved

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

English writer (1925-1994)

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

at the time that

From this reading Unloved, by many a sandy bar, The brook shall babble down the plain, 10 At noon or when the lesser wain Is twisting round the polar star;

which person or people

From this reading CXIV Who loves not Knowledge?

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

From this reading Uncared for, gird the windy grove, And flood the haunts of hern and crake; Or into silver arrows break 15 The sailing moon in creek and cove;

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Till from the garden and the wild A fresh association blow, And year by year the landscape grow Familiar to the stranger's child; 20 As year by year the labourer tills His wonted glebe, or lops the glades; And year by year our memory fades From all the circle of the hills.