used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
see with attention
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
Ericsson
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From this reading John Ericsson is lying in his fame.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading John Ericsson is lying in his fame.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
FiredadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
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 Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
coins made of gold
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
death of a person
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
how
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From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Ericsson is lying in his fame.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Ericsson is lying in his fame.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Ericsson is lying in his fame.
lavishlyadverbUS /ˈlævɪʃli/
in a wasteful manner
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading John Ericsson is lying in his fame.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
a brief written record
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
productnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkt/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
rearsnounUS /rɪrz/
plural of “rear” — the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
sculptor's
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From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
sedateadjectiveUS /sɪˈdeɪt/
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Behold how massive is the lofty shaft; How fine the product of the sculptor's craft; The gold how lavishly applied; the great Man's statue how impressive and sedate!
taper's
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From this reading A giant note of admiration--dead, His life extinguished like a taper's flame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thy flesh to earth, thy soul to God, We gave, O gallant brother; And o'er thy grave the awkward squad Fired into one another!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beneath this monument which rears its head.
