used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
(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 Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
beaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
a youthful male person
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
put or send forth
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
contradictoryadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
Forty-nineadjective
being nine more than forty
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
set up or found
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
gemsnounUS /dʒemz/
plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
GOLD-HUNTER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD GOLD-HUNTER.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
HeapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
LogannounUS /ˈloʊɡən/
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
man-brute
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD GOLD-HUNTER.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
unusual or striking
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD GOLD-HUNTER.
thickestadjectiveUS /ˈθɪkɪst/
superlative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
up to a particular time
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_For the Right! as God has given Man to see the Maiden Right!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
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 Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
in or at the place that
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
worthlessadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrθləs/
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading For the Right, through thickest night, Till the man-brute Wrong be driven From high places; till the Right Shall lift like some grand beacon light._ _For the Right!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet this singular and contradictory old man stood ready to lay down his seemingly worthless life at a moment's notice for this boy whom he had almost brought up from childhood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Love, Right and duty; Lift the world up, though you fall Heaped with dead before the wall; God can find a soul of beauty Where it falls, as gems of worth Are found by miners dark in earth._ Old Forty-nine had not cast his life and lot with John Logan at all.
