1883
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From this reading Black Flag Proclamation to the French, 1883.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
Ah
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From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
(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 The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black Flag Proclamation to the French, 1883.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
crestsnounUS /krests/
plural of “crest” — the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
FlagnounUS /flæɡ/
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Black Flag Proclamation to the French, 1883.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Black Flag Proclamation to the French, 1883.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
KendallnounUS /ˈkendəl/
United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
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Lang
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
LONGMANS
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Mab
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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the light of the Moon
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
ProclamationnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/
a formal public statement
From this reading Black Flag Proclamation to the French, 1883.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
SamoanounUS /səˈmoʊə/
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Far away and faint ran the line of the crests of Samoa, like the hills of heaven in the old ballad, or a scene in the Italian opera.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
undermineverbUS /ˈʌndərmaɪn/
destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading ‘You send out teachers of religion to undermine and ruin the people.’
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The moonlight, in wave on wave of silver, flooded all the Sacred Island.
in the company of; together with
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading by May Kendall and Andrew Lang ‘Ah! now I see Queen Mab has been with you’ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
