used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
(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 A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
completely unclothed
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
DownsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
assemble or get together
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
engage in
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
the force of workers available
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
ploughnounUS /plaʊ/
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And along the sky the line of the Downs So noble and so bare.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
SussexnounUS /ˈsʌsɪks/
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I never get between the pines But I smell the Sussex air; Nor I never come on a belt of sand But my home is there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
a special situation
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
in the direction of
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
look attentively
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
Wealdnoun
an area of open or forested country
From this reading I will gather and carefully make my friends Of the men of the Sussex Weald, They watch the stars from silent folds, They stiffly plough the field.
at the time that
From this reading A lost thing could I never find, Nor a broken thing mend: And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end.
which person or people
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend?
