used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
anew
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am late at my singing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am late at my singing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The grass by the back door is stiff with sap.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The grass by the back door is stiff with sap.
cadenzas
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From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
definite but not specified or identified
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ContactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
DialnounUS /ˈdaɪəl/
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The grass by the back door is stiff with sap.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
Egoistnoun
a conceited and self-centered person
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The grass by the back door is stiff with sap.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I am late at my singing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
magazinesnounUS /ˈmæɡəziːnz/
plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am late at my singing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
Others
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From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
literature in metrical form
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
sapverbUS /sæp/
deplete
From this reading The grass by the back door is stiff with sap.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading I am late at my singing.
sparrownounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
the season of growth
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
not moving or operating freely
From this reading The grass by the back door is stiff with sap.
not in physical motion
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
literature in metrical form
From this reading The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: _Poetry_, _a Magazine of Verse_, _The Egoist_, _The Little Review_, _The Dial_, _Others_, and _Contact_.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sparrow with the black rain on his breast has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past: What is it that is dragging at my heart?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Here it is spring again and I still a young man!
