used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
how long something has existed
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
age'snounUS /ˈeɪdʒɪz/
possessive form of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
completely unclothed
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
fearless and daring
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
cannot
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From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
CrabbedadjectiveUS /kræbd/
annoyed and irritable
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
fatiguesnounUS /fəˈtiːɡz/
military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
how
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From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
Mabel
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From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
Moodie
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From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
nimbleadjectiveUS /ˈnɪmbəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
reiningverbUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
Shakspeare
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From this reading Shakspeare.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
unwelladjectiveUS /ənˈwel/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading She feared lest he might be too unwell to undergo the fatigues of the day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
at the time that
From this reading They had ridden but a short way, when Lady Mabel, reining in her horse, placed herself along side of Moodie, to ask how he felt now.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
