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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
(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 _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Antoinette
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But don't be frightened.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't be frightened.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Roman candles! rockets!
Chapeaunoun
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
a special loved one
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
defensiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈfensɪv/
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
don't
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From this reading But don't be frightened.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Fire-crackers
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From this reading Fire-crackers!
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
made afraid
From this reading But don't be frightened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Marie
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
rocketsnounUS /ˈrɑːkəts/
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading Roman candles! rockets!
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Roman candles! rockets!
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
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 _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
VersaillesnounUS /verˈsaɪ/
a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
