used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
have
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
exhale hard
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
terminate
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
a female human offspring
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
dulcetadjectiveUS /ˈdʌlsət/
extremely pleasant in a gentle way
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
fanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
fifer
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From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
Hardt
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From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. UHLAND.
for more time
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
not any; not one
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
oppress'd
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From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
prosecuteverbUS /ˈprɑːsəkjuːt/
conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading His good hostess, after no small struggle, allowed her daughter to accompany him.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
UHLANDnounUS /ˈuːlənd/
German romantic poet (1787-1862)
From this reading L. UHLAND.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Those breezes will a better fortune bear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound.
