used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
anew
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
(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 On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
elfnounUS /elf/
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
Gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Gipsy.
glidesnounUS /ɡlaɪdz/
plural of “glide” — a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
death of a person
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But such is life.
the sound of laughing
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But such is life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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 On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
come together
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
mockingadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
not any; not one
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
obliteratesverbUS /əˈblɪtəreɪts/
third-person singular of “obliterate” — mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
except for; apart from
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
spritenounUS /spraɪt/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such is life.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
untamedadjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
wild-eyedadjective
appearing extremely agitated
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
